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December 23, 2009

Drug War Killing: Marine Hero’s Family Killed in Mexico
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In Mexico, suspected drug gang hitmen have shot dead the grieving
mother, brother and sister of an elite Mexican marine who died last week
after taking part in a raid that killed top drug lord, Arturo Beltran
Leyva, one of the most wanted drug lords in Mexico and the United
States. The marine, Melquisedet Angulo was lauded as a hero by the
Mexican government, but this made his family an identifiable target.
Hours after Angulo was honored at a memorial service on Monday, gunmen
burst into the family’s home killing four of his relatives.



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