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29 May 2010

MEXICO: A Primer On Narco Gang La Familia.

NEWYORKER/ William Finnegan, Letter From Mexico, “Silver or Lead”/
EXTRACT ONLY Available w/o subscription:
about La Familia Michoacana and the pervasive power of drug traffickers in the country. Writer visits the hill town of Zitácuaro in the Mexican state of Michoacán. Tells about the rise of La Familia in 2006 and its expansion into nearby states. Discusses U.S.-Mexico relations and the drug trade. Writer visits a drug-rehabilitation center in Zamora. Describes acts of kidnapping and extortion perpetrated by La Familia.
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