Mexico’s drug war in the US

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US officials have announced the arrest, on American soil, of more than 300 members of a major Mexican drug cartel. The Mexican newspaper El Universal has been running a series this week focusing on drug-trafficking north of the border, in the United States. The newspaper reports that the drug cartels are increasing their operations inside the US. One of the reporters on the series is Evangelina Hernandez.

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