A Tumultuous Good Friday The 23 drug-related homicides in Mexico that occurred March 21 made Good Friday one of the deadliest days so far this year in the country's continuing drug war. The killings were widespread across Mexico. In Cancun, Quintana Roo state, a man was shot six times in the face outside a shopping center during the height of spring break. During the last several weeks, the normally violent tourist cities of Cancun and Acapulco had seen relatively little violence. Drug gangs have been maintaining a low profile in the cities ever since the Mexican government ordered several hundred troops to the cities to ensure the safety of foreign visitors during the spring break season. So far, the move has cut the average number of homicides by more than half in the two cities.