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Weekly Report - 01 June 2017 (WR-17-21)
MEXICO: US identifies powerful new drug gang
The US authorities have identified a new Mexican drug trafficking organisation (DTO) that is now playing a significant role in the smuggling of illicit drugs from Mexico into the US. The Ruelas Torres DTO appears to have been operating under the radar but now that its existence has been exposed, the government led by President Enrique Peña Nieto will be under pressure to target it.
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