Word: mexico
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Garcia, a lawyer who taught at the University of El Salvador before he fled the country for Mexico, said El Salvador has been torn by abuse and struggle for many years. He said the human rights violations began as "low-intensity warfare"--political imprisonment and the assassination of individuals who critcized the government...
...unidentified Honduran woman who was with Felix Gallardo also was arrested, as were several other suspects. All had been or would be flown to Mexico City, Hernandez said. A number of high-powered, weapons also were seized...
...known as the godfather and czar of Mexico's drug trade because he reputedly pioneered an alliance with Colombian druglords of the notorious Medellin cartel to move cocaine through Mexico...
...flow of drugs has long been a matter of intense dispute between the U.S. and Mexico, and the raids come as the Congress faces a late April deadline for certifying that Mexico is doing its best to combat drug trafficking and so deserves continued...
Some U.S. representatives, including Sen. Jesse Helms, (R-N.C.), have accused Mexico of widespread official corruption and maintain that certification should be denied...