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Cartel battles stun once-peaceful state in central Mexico

by Mark Stevenson
| October 22, 2020 12:06 PM

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The two most powerful drug cartels in the hemisphere are battling over the industrial and farming hub of central Mexico — a state that has attracted gangs for the same reason it has lured auto manufacturers: road and rail networks that lead straight to the U.S. border.

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