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Security & Strategic Review November 2009 (ISSN 1741-4202)
MEXICO: Police targeted in shows of force by cartels
In October, a month when the death toll attributed to the drugs war
since the beginning of the year rose to 6,835, far overtaking the annual total
for 2008, law enforcement officers became the targets of attacks across the
country. These attacks did not cause many fatalities, but their timing suggested
that they were shows of force in response to actions by the police and army. Two
drug gangs were involved: Los Zetas and La Familia Michoacana.
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