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	<title>Mexico &#124; News &#124; Travel &#124; Culture &#124; Economy &#187; Beltran Leyva Cartel</title>
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		<title>The Gulf Cartel: No Let up against the Zetas</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 06:55:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Beltran Leyva Cartel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Gulf Cartel is showing it is not out yet , with its arrival in Nuevo Leon and it&#8217;s move against the Beltrán Leyva Cartel who control San Pedro. The Gulf Cartel, Los Zetas are also fighting for the control of the Penal del Topo Chico it is believed to be is in the hands of Los Zetas since January. control of the prisons from Los Zetas is now in dispute. For the first time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Authorities Pressing to have Edgar Valdez Villarreal “La Barbie” Extradited ‎</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A federal judge in Mexico has lifted an apprehension order and is allowing the extradition process to move forward against Edgar Valdez Villarreal, Mexico began the process of extraditing Edgar &#8220;La Barbie&#8221; Valdez, believed to be one of the country&#8217;s top drug bosses, to the United States Saturday, the federal prosecutor&#8217;s office said in a statement. Valdez, a Texan who is accused of leading a breakaway wing of the Beltran Leyva cartel in a violent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drugs Mexico says drug lord &#8216;The Barbie&#8217; captured</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:49:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mexico</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY – Federal police on Monday captured a long-sought, alleged Texas-born gang kingpin who faces drug trafficking charges in the U.S. and has been blamed for a vicious turf war that has included bodies hung from bridges and shootouts in central Mexico. There was no word from Mexican authorities on any extradition plans. Mexican authorities say Valdez has been battling for control of the Beltran Leyva cartel since its leader, Arturo Beltran Leyva, was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alberto &#8220;Bad Boy&#8221; Mendoza</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mexico</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mexico's Drug Cartels & The Drug War]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The navy said it captured the chief drug cartel operator linked to the Beltran Leyva Cartel and others in Monterrey. The suspect is known as Alberto &#8220;Bad Boy&#8221; Mendoza. Marines seized five rifles, ammunition and money in that raid. And local authorities said suspected cartel gunmen stole vehicles and used them to blockade two roads leading out of Monterrey on Thursday, in an apparent attempt to impede police or military patrols.]]></description>
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		<title>Edgar Valdez Villarreal &#8220;La Barbie&#8221; Joins the War Against Los Zetas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mexico</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Right now it appears there is an internal dispute for control of the organization,&#8221; Pequeno said. &#8220;On one side is `La Barbie&#8217; and on the other side is Hector Beltran, the natural heir of the organization.&#8221; Pequeno said the battle was unleashed when cartel leader Arturo Beltran Leyva died in a shootout with Mexican marines in December. Both men are apparently carrying out killings in bids to take control of the gang, one of Mexico&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Edgar Valdez Villarreal, nicknamed La Barbie Vs Hector Beltran</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Edgar Valdez Villarreal Authorities say a U.S.-born hitman is fighting the brother of a deceased drug lord for control of the Beltran-Leyva cartel, marking what may be the first time an American has risen to the very top ranks of the Mexican Cartel. Ramon Pequeno, head of the anti-narcotics division of Mexico&#8217;s federal police, said Tuesday that Texas-born Edgar Valdez Villarreal, nicknamed &#8220;La Barbie,&#8221; is battling Hector Beltran Leyva for control of the Beltran Leyva [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carlos Beltran Leyva was arrested in Culiacan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:54:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mexican police have captured alleged drug lord Carlos Beltran Leyva, just two weeks after his even more powerful brother was killed in a shootout with troops — back-to-back victories in President Felipe Calderon&#8216;s drug war. The Public Safety Department said in a statement Saturday night that Carlos Beltran Leyva was arrested in Culiacan, the capital of the Pacific coast state of Sinaloa, where he and several of his brothers were born and allegedly started their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican police arrested two hit men for the drug cartel run by Arturo Beltran Leyva</title>
		<link>http://www.mexico.vg/mexicos-drug-cartels/mexican-police-arrested-two-hit-men-for-the-drug-cartel-run-by-arturo-beltran-leyva/582</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mexican police arrested two people allegedly tied to the murder of four relatives of a Mexican marine who died in a gun battle with a drug-gang boss and his bodyguards last week, a state official said. Authorities from the southeastern state of Tabasco will offer more details on the arrests later today, said a spokeswoman for the state attorney general’s office, who can’t be identified because of government policy. The people arrested are suspected of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Boss of Bosses &#8211; Mexico Navy Forces Kill Drug Lord Beltran Leyva</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this undated handout image from Mexico&#8217;s Attorney General&#8217;s Office, Arturo Beltran Leyva is seen.  A Mexican navy official said alleged drug cartel chief Arturo Beltran Leyva was killed in a shootout with sailors Wednesday Dec. 16, 2009. The official says Beltran Leyva and three other suspected members of his cartel were killed in a shootout with sailors at an apartment complex in the city of Cuernavaca, just south of Mexico City. Beltran Levya, known [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Army major Arturo Gonzalez : Passing information to drug traffickers for 100,000 Cash a month</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY &#8211; Mexico arrested a military officer suspected of passing information to drug traffickers as part of a government sweep to rout out corruption, the attorney general&#8217;s office said in a statement on Friday. Army major Arturo Gonzalez allegedly received $100,000 a month to pass information about army anti-narcotics plans to the Beltran Leyva drug Cartel, Mexican daily Reforma reported. Gonzalez was picked up as part of &#8220;Operation Clean-up,&#8221; which has netted several high-ranking [...]]]></description>
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