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Tuesday, 09 October 2012

Mexico navy claims Zetas cartel leader death

Heriberto Lazcano, the leader of the Zetas drug cartel, has apparently been killed in a firefight with marines in the northern border state of Coahuila, the Mexican navy has said. The navy said there was strong evidence the body of one of two men killed in the shootout was Lazcano, known as "El Lazca". But it added that more forensics tests would have to be carried out to confirm the identification. "Information was obtained after the first forensics tests were carried out that yielded...

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