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Mexican military takes over town's police force
May 21 2008, AP

There are no police anymore in Villa Ahumada. Even the mayor has fled.Drug gangs have virtually seized this town of 1,500 not far from Texas, as Mexico’s cartels grow increasingly audacious.The Mexican military took over the police department this week...

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