Editorial: The Failure of the State Against Drug Traffickers Is Measured in Innocent Lives

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At 6 p.m. on February 1, 2025, Sofia ironed her hair. Her mother came from work and found her in that daily, domestic and almost sacred ritual. Hours later, an AK-47 rifle killed her while dancing in front of a live TikTok camera in Cuba neighborhood. She was 15 years old. Andrés, her 17-year-old neighbor, died next to her. Her stories, rigorously reconstructed by La Nación in the special report published on May 4, are two of the 259 innocent li…