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Mexico detains ten mayors for alleged drug ties

E. Eduardo Castillo Associated Press Writer 31.05.2009
Mexico detains ten mayors for alleged drug ties

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) — Federal forces detained 10 mayors and 18 other officials Tuesday for allegedly protecting one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels in an unprecedented anti-corruption sweep in the Pacific coast state of Michoacán.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A federal grand jury on Friday indicted a Hollywood director who had withdrawn a guilty plea to a charge accusing him of lying to federal agents investigating a celebrity wiretapping case.


 

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