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Mexican Navy, playing leading role in drug war, loses body of cartel leader it killed

Global Politics

The Mexican Navy has emerged as the leading force in Mexico battling the drug cartels. On Monday, it managed to kill the leader of the Zetas drug cartel, without even knowing it. They didn’t realize who they had until the cartel snatched the body back — out of a Mexican morgue.

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