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Mexico cops nab suspect in 75 drug cartel killings (AP)

Mexican army soldiers stand guard at a check point on the outskirts of Culiacan, northern Mexico, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Nationwide, some 47,515 drug-related killings occurred from December 2006, when President Felipe Calderon deployed thousands of troops to drug hot spots, through September 2011, the Attorney General's Office said Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)AP – Police in northern Mexico have captured an alleged member of the Zetas drug gang who confessed to killing at least 75 people, including many who were pulled off buses, authorities said Monday.


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Mexico arrests alleged casino arson mastermind

Police in Mexico captured an alleged member of the Zetas drug cartel considered the mastermind behind a casino fire that killed 52 people in the northern city of Monterrey, authorities said Friday.

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3 US citizens among victims in Mexico bus attack (AP)

AP – Three U.S. citizens traveling to spend the holidays with their relatives in Mexico were among those killed in a spree of shooting attacks on buses in northern Mexico, authorities from both countries said Friday.

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Mexico Mayan region launches apocalypse countdown (AP)

FILE - This  June 1, 2007 file photo shows a Mayan statue stands in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, where people will gather before making their way across the Yucatan Channel, to the Cozumel Island, in a ten mile pilgrimage in honor of the Mayan goddess Ixchel. Only a year is left before Dec. 21, 2012, when some believe the Maya predicted the end of the world. While some doomsday theorists may suggest putting together survival kits, people in southeastern Mexico, the heart of Maya territory, plan to throw a yearlong celebration. And to make a profit while they party.(AP Photo/Israel Leal)AP – Seize the day.


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Mexico says captured cartel leader had arsenal (AP)

Raul Lucio Fernandez Lechuga, alias 'Lucky,' center, stands behind a seized arsenal while presented to the press under the custody of navy marines at the Organized Crime Special Investigations Unit (SIEDO) headquarters in Mexico City, Tuesday Dec. 13, 2011.  According to federal authorities, Fernandez is one of the most wanted criminals in Mexico and the U.S., and is allegedly a top regional leader of the Zetas criminal organization, as well as a founding member of the Zetas.  The federal government had offered a 15 million-peso reward, about $1.2 million, for information leading to his arrest. The Zetas organization was formed by a small group of elite soldiers based in Tamaulipas state, across the border from Texas, who deserted to work for the Gulf drug cartel in the 1990s.  (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)AP – Mexican authorities said Tuesday that an alleged founder of the Zetas drug cartel had an arsenal of 169 weapons when he was captured Monday, and may have been linked to the abduction of nine Mexican marines.


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Strong quake shakes from Mexico City to Acapulco (AP)

AP – A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck in Mexico’s western Guerrero state Saturday night, shaking buildings and causing panic in the nation’s capital and the Pacific resort of Acapulco. Officials said at least three people died, but there were no reports of widespread damage.

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Missing CA teen tells family on Facebook she’s safe but pregnant and living in Mexico

Don’t expect Sheri Simonek to Facebook friend her new son-in-law.

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