Slain soldiers honored in Mexico

Posted on December 23, 2008 by mexicoinstitute

International Herald Tribune, 12/23/2008
At a ceremony on Monday, the government honored the victims of the most gruesome attack yet against the Mexican Army in its half-century battle against drug gangs.
Authorities found 12 decapitated bodies in and near Chilpancingo, the capital of Guerrero State, on Sunday and have identified seven of them as soldiers.
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Mexican drug gang tentacles reach Europe, Africa

Posted on December 23, 2008 by mexicoinstitute

Reuters, 12/23/2008
Violent Mexican cartels that have killed thousands in a drug war at home this year are increasingly smuggling drugs to Europe by way of Africa. Under pressure from a government and army crackdown at home, the drug gangs are seeking new lucrative markets. Recent high-profile arrests of Mexicans around the globe show how the [...]

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