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US drops drug trafficking charges against ex-Mexican general

by Larry NeumeisterMichael R. Sisak
| November 18, 2020 12:03 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday formally dropped a drug trafficking and money laundering case against a former Mexican defense secretary, a stunning reversal that came after a pressure campaign from Mexico.

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