windows. [ speaking foreign language ] translator: a group of armed men arrived at the site of the party. they blocked the streets and exits and opened fire against the partygoers. reporter: the violence in juarez is rising. 230 have already died this year, despite a military crackdown. president felipe calderon last year deployed 7,000 troops and 2,000 police officers to juarez. [ speaking foreign language ] translator: i know that in many parts of mexico, criminals continue to harass, threaten, and practice extortion against many mexican families. for that reason, we will continue to combat all criminal groups in the country without distinction. reporter: now calderon s government claims significant victories against drug cartels. in december, powerful drug baron arturo bertran leyva died in a shoot-out with the mexican military in central mexico. and last month, police captured one of the most brutal drug