Former U.S. Anti-Drug Official's Arrest a Complete Shock'


	Former U.S. Anti-Drug Official's Arrest a Complete Shock'

chestnut501

9-17-2009 8:22 AM

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news, u.s., drugs, mexico, war-on-drugs, arrests, agents, officials, corruption

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Federal investigators say he served as a secret ally of traffickers while he was posted in Guadalajara.

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9-17-2009 10:26 AM

billpar

...sounds like how the NY Times handled the war on terror.

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