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US drops case against ex-Mexican general after pressure

by Larry NeumeisterMichael R. Sisak
| November 18, 2020 6:12 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — The United States on Wednesday dropped a high-profile drug trafficking and money laundering case against a former Mexican defense secretary, an extraordinary reversal that followed an intense pressure campaign from Mexico.

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