US Nabs 750 in Mexico Drug Crackdown

By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Feb 25, 2009 1:00 PM CST
US Nabs 750 in Mexico Drug Crackdown
Violence among drug cartels is rampant in Mexico and US officials fear it could spill across the border.   (AP Photo)

Federal agents have rounded up more than 700 suspects in a wide-ranging crackdown on Mexican drug cartels operating inside the US. An official familiar with the sweep said the arrests culminated in a series of DEA raids around the country last night and this morning. The operation has led to the arrests of 751 individuals and the seizure of $59 million in suspected criminal proceeds, the official said, though it was not immediately clear how many of the arrests came in the overnight raids. (More Mexican drug war stories.)

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