Nine Suspected Drug Cartel Members Held
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From Times Wire Reports
Police arrested nine suspected members of the powerful Juarez Cartel during raids in seven Mexican states, including those believed to be the drug gang’s main killers, said federal Atty. Gen. Rafael Macedo de la Concha.
The cartel reportedly operates in 15 Mexican states. The gang is based in Ciudad Juarez, across the Rio Grande from El Paso. Among those arrested was the cartel’s suspected security chief, Arturo Hernandez, a former police commander.
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