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Arrests Made In Acapulco Slayings

January 24 2011

Mexico

Federal police in Mexico say they have arrested seven drug cartel members in the Pacific port of Acapulco, including the head of a gang, Reuters reports.

Those arrested Thursday include Jose Lozano, also known as El Luzano. Police said he is suspected in the murders of 22 people in the resort city earlier this month.

The gang is a splinter faction of the Beltran Leyva cartel, which has fragmented since its leader, Arturo Beltran Leyva, was killed by Mexican marines in...

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