http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/World/20.../15192371.html
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Mexico captured major drug trafficker Edgar “La Barbie” Valdez on Monday in a new victory for President Felipe Calderon’s high-stakes war on murderous cartels that threatens the country’s image among investors and tourists.
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Nicknamed “La Barbie” for his fair complexion, Valdez is believed to have been behind a surge in bloodshed in central Mexico as he fought for leadership of his cartel. U.S. authorities put a $2 million bounty on his head but Poire did not say if Valdez would be sent to the United States.
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Recent drug-related violence has included the killing of 72 people, thought to be migrant workers, near the U.S. border, the murder of a candidate for governor in the same region and slayings of groups of people at rehabilitation centers and parties.
Drug hitmen have also used small car bombs for the first time in recent weeks as they also target mayors and step up their intimidation of newspapers and television stations.
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Sounds pretty brutal down there!
Oh.. and remember. Marijuana is a harmless drug...
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Valdez was once close to top drug fugitive Joaquin “Shorty“ Guzman, head of the Sinaloa alliance based in northwest Mexico, after growing up selling marijuana in the United States and developing a taste for luxury cars, nightclubs and designer clothes.
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Mexican Drug Lord captured
