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Interview: Mexican gov't deals heavy blow to drug trafficking

by Pedro Saldana Maurice

MEXICO CITY, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican government has weakened the structures of drug trafficking groups by giving more than 47,000 prison sentences and seizing a large amount of drugs, weapons, vehicles and money, judicial authorities said Thursday.

The large number of jail sentences showed the Mexican government's efforts in combating drug trafficking, Ricardo Najera, spokesman of the General Prosecutor's Office from the Republic (PGR), told Xinhua in an interview.

Thousands of soldiers from the army and navy, as well as federal and PGR police officers, joined the fight, which has lasted more ...

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