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# This is Maria. She will end the War on Drugs
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/maria-warondrugs/
- Published: 2012-05-03T19:05:31.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:15:37.000Z
- Description: Maria is a composite character based on many Mexican victims of the drug war - their words and actions - who together are organizing to end the war, including Javier Sicilia, Maria Herrera and Julian LeBaron. A short animated video by the NarcoNews Network.
- Author: Charles Shaw
- Tags: Crime, justice & law, #Migrated, Health & care, Latin America, Drug & Criminal Justice Policy Forum, Mexico, drug war, Children of the Drug War, #en, #Import 2026-04-09 17:19

Maria is a composite character based on many Mexican victims of the drug war - their words and actions - who together are organizing to end the war, including Javier Sicilia, Maria Herrera and Julian LeBaron.

A short video by the [NarcoNews Network](http://www.narconews.com/nntv/?ref=opendemocracy.net).