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01/07/2017 Drug-related shooting in Mexico

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Mexico drug gangs in deadly clash

Mexican police said they had killed 19 gunmen in a shootout in the northern state of Sinaloa. Five police officers were injured in the confrontation. The region has seen fierce in-fighting in the powerful Sinaloa drugs cartel since the arrest of its leader, Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, last year.
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    • Other gangs in L.A. 

    • Background 

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    • Allegations of collusion with Mexican federal government forces 

    • Allegations of collusion with the US federal government 

    • Battling the Tijuana Cartel 

    • Edgar Valdez Villarreal 

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