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Marijuana 'Megafarms' Busted in Ohio; Ties to Mexican Drug Cartels Suspected

By Dana ChivvisSep 22nd 2010 – 12:20PM

(Sept. 22) -- Authorities in Ohio destroyed two marijuana farms outside of Columbus and arrested 11 Mexicans in connection with the operation on Monday. The farms, which were about 90 miles apart, held a total of 2,500 plants with a street value of approximately $5 million, the state attorney general's office...

Mexican Singer Killed Hours After Denying He'd Died

By Theunis BatesJun 28th 2010 – 9:41AM
Gregory Bull, AP

Gregory Bull, AP

(June 28) -- A popular Mexican musician famed for singing about the exploits of drug dealers was shot dead just hours after he gave a interview denying reports that he'd been murdered. Mexican media reported that Sergio Vega, 40 -- who went by the stage name "El Shaka" -- was driving to a gig in the northwestern state of...

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