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Mexican Troops Kill 'King of Crystal' Cartel Leader

By Lauren FrayerJul 30th 2010 – 9:29AM
AP

AP

(July 30) -- Mexican troops have killed a top drug kingpin known as the "King of Crystal," in a shootout as he tried to escape from a wealthy suburban hideout. His death is a rare victory for President Felipe Calderon's struggling war on drug cartels and organized crime. Meanwhile, dozens of police officers in the...

Background on Joaquin Chapo Guzman

Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera (b. April 4, 1957) is a fugitive Mexican drug lord who heads the world's largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization, the Sinaloa Cartel, an organization named after the Mexican Pacific coast state of Sinaloa where it was initially formed.

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