Mexico: Third Murdered Mayor Raises Questions About Spreading Drug Violence

Posted 10 September 2010 17:20 GMT

Countries	Mexico
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· México: Tercer alcalde asesinado levanta preguntas sobre la violencia de las drogas

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Gancho reacts to the news of the recent murder of the mayor of El Naranjo, “a small town in San Luis Potosí.” He wonders: “though it lies just of Tamaulipas and Nuevo León, San Luis is not a state known for a whole lot of drug violence. Could it be that the Zeta-Gulf wars are spreading?”

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