The Mexican Mormon War (Drug Cartels vs. Mormons Full Length)

Documentary from 7 years ago . . If you ever wondered where all the cartels' guns and ammunition came from go no farther than "Fast-and-Furious" and mass gun smuggling from inside the United States to Mexico across the border.
When laws banning the practice of polygamy were enforced, many Mormons moved to Mexico to escape the force-of-law and what they like to say are 'family-values' and plural marriage.
It was what they called The Promised Land establishing colonies and wards and stakes.
A member of the LeBaron Family is featured
Published on Sep 26, 2012

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The cartels of Juarez, Mexico, are at war with a group of Mormons, some of whom are related to Mitt Romney. We went there to document the conflict, meet Romney's Mormon family, and find out more about how US policy is impacting the war on drugs.
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