U.S. arrests 755 in Mexican drug cartel raids

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	U.S. arrests 755 in Mexican drug cartel raids

spirithiker

2-25-2009 8:36 PM

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drugs, mexican cartel, dea

spirithiker says:

This may hurt a little, but it is definitely not going to stop it.

This is likely a small percentage of what is out there.

Right now there are a lot of people looking for new connections. And many of them starting to go through withdrawals.

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