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Gulf Cartel Boss Mario Armando Ramirez Trevino Captured Near Texas Border; Is Mexico Doing Anything Different In Its Drug War Strategy?

Mario Armando Ramírez Treviño, the leader of the feared Gulf cartel, became the second drug kingpin to be arrested by Mexican authorities in less than a month on Sunday, when he was detained in Tamaulipas state, near the Texas border. The Mexican government had previously said it would change tack on its drug war strategy, targeting fewer kingpins so as not to unleash bloody power struggles in their wake.

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