October 10, 2003
This is embarassing:
There have been several cases over the last 20 years of Mexican military units being allied with drug cartels, but never this openly.
"Members of an elite Mexican army unit have deserted and formed a drug gang, using their military training to launch a violent battle for control of this border city, Mexico's top anti-drug prosecutor said in an interview with The Associated Press.
The war for Nuevo Laredo is unlike other recent drug conflicts - it's a turf war involving most of Mexico's major cartels in broad alliances not seen in a decade."
There have been several cases over the last 20 years of Mexican military units being allied with drug cartels, but never this openly.
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