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	<title>Mexico &#124; News &#124; Travel &#124; Culture &#124; Economy &#187; Mexico&#8217;s Drug Cartels &amp; The Drug War</title>
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		<title>Calderón: The expansion of drug groups has caused &#8220;stupid violence&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mexico</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mexico's Drug Cartels & The Drug War]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President Felipe Calderon]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mexico, DF. The pursuit of organized crime groups to control territory and expand the drug market have caused the &#8220;brutal , irrational and stupid violence&#8221; in various parts of the country, said President Felipe Calderon. As he led for the first time a meeting of the National Council Against Addictions (Conadic), he also said the spiral of violence call also be attributed to the change in the behavior of criminals, motivated by the increase in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The leader of organized crime cell &#8220;Los Zetas&#8221; in Nuevo Leon has been arrested</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The arrest was made by staff of an integrated joint operations base by military personnel and the reaction force of the municipality of Garcia. The Ministry of National Defense (SEDENA) reported that within the limits of Nuevo Leon and Coahuila , the leader of organized cell &#8220;Los Zetas&#8221; was arrested , Ramon Luis Jesus Sarabia alias &#8216;Pepito&#8217;, considered one of the leading members of the criminal group &#8216;The Zetas&#8217;. He said the arrest was made [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clash leaves nine dead in Zacatecas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mexico</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mexico's Drug Cartels & The Drug War]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fresnillo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zacatecas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An operation of the federal forces led to a chase and confrontation with members of organized crime which left the nine criminals dead in Fresnillo, one injured and four federal police roadblocks reported in several municipalities, as the convoy fled towards the exit to San Luis Potosi and Aguascalientes. This information was confirmed by the Attorney General Arturo Nahle Garcia, adding that the final results must be issued by federal authorities, however, said the state [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Mexican army has arrested Felipe Cabrera Sarabia, allegedly responsible for the safety of the drug trafficker Joaquin El Chapo</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 01:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mexico</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mexico's Drug Cartels & The Drug War]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[El Chapo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Felipe Cabrera Sarabia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sinaloa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Sinaloa Cartel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Mexican army arrested a top member (Felipe Cabrera Sarabia) of the Sinaloa federation in Culiacan, in the northern state of Sinaloa, the detained is allegedly responsible for the safety of the drug trafficker Joaquin El Chapo Guzman in the mountains of Durango, authorities said. The detainee is identified as responsible for the Sinaloa cartel activities in Durnago and southern Chihuahua, areas bordering Sinaloa territory, according to a statement from the Ministry of National Defense [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attorney General&#8217;s Office &#8220;PGR&#8221; in Jalisco has confirmed 26 the bodies found in three trucks</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 22:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mexico</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mexico's Drug Cartels & The Drug War]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guadalajara]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The delegation for the Attorney General&#8217;s Office (PGR) in Jalisco has confirmed 26 the bodies found in three trucks abandoned in the vicinity of the roundabout Millennium Arches in the city of Guadalajara . Experts and officials in charge of the investigations in the case revealed that some of the bodies have marks as signatures of the criminal organization responsible for the act. State Police Command and the State Attorney&#8217;s Office reported that minutes before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ovidio Sánchez Limón A major operator of the Sinaloa cartel arrest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 08:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mexico</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ovidio Sánchez Limón]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Sinaloa Cartel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Mexican Army arrested Ovidio Sánchez Limón during a drug raid in Sinaloa, El Limón was a major operator of the Sinaloa cartel, he was allegedly responsible for introducing and transport of cocaine into the United States, especially in Los Angeles, California. In a &#8220;Military operation&#8221; held in Culiacan, Sinaloa, the Army arrested Ovidio Sánchez Limón, identified by authorities as one of the largest drug operators working for Joaquin Guzman Loera, El Chapo, and by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mexican Army seizes three tons of marijuana in Tamaulipas</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mexico</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mexico's Drug Cartels & The Drug War]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tamaulipas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The seizure was made when Army staff carried out surveys in the area. The value of seized unnerving is 145 million pesos. Elements of the Mexican army seized nearly three tons of marijuana were hidden in an underground cave in the town of Miguel German, Tamaulipas. The Army located a hidden underground man made cave within 285 packages with marijuana. The total weight of two tons unnerving was 913 kilos 400 grams of marijuana, valued [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six alleged members of &#8220;The Sinaloa Cartel&#8221; were arrested with six and a half tons of marijuana in TIJUANA</title>
		<link>http://www.mexico.vg/mexicos-drug-cartels/sinaloa-tons-of-marijuana/7323</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 09:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mexico</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mexico's Drug Cartels & The Drug War]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Sinaloa Cartel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TIJUANA &#8211; Six men from Sinaloa and alleged members of &#8220;The Sinaloa Cartel&#8221; or The &#8216;Federation&#8216;  lead by Joaquin &#8220;El Chapo Guzman&#8221; Loera and Ismael &#8220;El Mayo Zambada&#8221; were arrested with six and a  half tons of marijuana, weapons and three vehicles. The general Gilberto Landeros Briceño, commander of the Second Military Zone, reported the drug bust was made at a private property in Palmas, the colonial gardens of the Bureau. police officers  initially noticed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police dismantle drug ring linked to the Sinaloa cartel in U.S.A</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mexico</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Operation Pipeline Express]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Sinaloa Cartel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[70 people were arrested as part of &#8220;Operation Pipeline Express&#8221;. Police  seized more than 30 tons of marijuana, over 100 weapons and $758,908 in cash. Operation Pipeline Express Arrests: 76 Estimated monthly revenues: $33 million Estimated five-year revenues: Nearly $2 billion Pounds of marijuana seized: 61,575 Pounds of cocaine seized: 213 Pounds of heroin seized: 158 Cash seized: $758,908 Firearms seized: 108 Phoenix • Law enforcement arrested 70 people in raids against a drug ring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Mexican army arrested eleven alleged members of the Gulf cartel, including &#8220;El Apache&#8221; leader of criminal cell operating in Morelos</title>
		<link>http://www.mexico.vg/mexicos-drug-cartels/el-apache-gulf-cartel/7263</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mexico</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[El Apache]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Gulf Cartel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Temixco, Morelos •Yesterday afternoon elements of the Mexican army arrested eleven alleged members of the Gulf cartel, including &#8220;El Apache&#8221;, the alleged leader of criminal cell operating in Morelos. The Public Ministry said the military elements found two safe houses in the colony of Los Presidentes. According to preliminary reports, The military arrested two people in the first house , while in the second they captured the remaining criminals, including the subject known as &#8220;EL [...]]]></description>
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