At least 25 suspected drug gang members were killed in an army raid in rural northeastern Mexico on Thursday, the army said in a press release.

Soldiers were sent to the location after an airborne patrol sighted armed men outside a building. Fighting began when the men opened fire on the troops.

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A former Texas high school football player and petty street dealer who allegedly rose to become one of Mexico's most savage assassins says he personally knew the country's top drug lords and shipped cocaine from Colombia through Panama.

In a video released by Mexico's federal police, Edgar Valdez Villarreal, known as "the Barbie" for his fair complexion and green eyes, also told his interrogators that he transported cash hidden in trailers and spent $200,000 to make a film based on his life.

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Nine people face drug charges after a $15-million seizure of marijuana in Tyendinaga Township.

Several Ontario Provincial Police units descended upon the property Thursday as part of the ongoing Project Roundup antidrug program.

Const. Chris Quenneville of Napanee OPP said the officers found a growing operation with plants in various stages of production.

They seized about 15,000 plants and 600 pounds of buds. Police said the seizure's estimated street value is $15 million.

intelligencer.ca

Drugs were recovered in Estepona and Motril

The Guardia Civil has broken up what they are describing as one of the most important international hashish trafficking networks.

Two hauls of drugs totalling 1.9 tons were made in Estepona and Motril in April and in August, and 15 arrests made, including the man thought to be the head of the gang, named as Abdellaziz Z.M. who was arrested in Barcelona, and the man responsible for the logistical side of the operation with links to Málaga, Ceuta and Barcelona, named as Antonio S.S.

typicallyspanish.com

The federal police force in Mexico says it has sacked almost 10% of its officers this year for corruption, incompetence or links to criminals.

Commissioner Facundo Rosas said 3,200 officers had been fired.

More than 1,000 others were facing disciplinary action and could also lose their jobs, he added.

bbc.co.uk

A group of 24 men and women, nearly all of them reported to be Britons, have been arrested by the Guardia Civil after a large scale operation on Friday night against drug trafficking in Ibiza. The operation was a dramatic one and controlled from the air by helicopter, and saw several premises being searched.

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It has now been confirmed that 20 of the 25 people arrested on Ibiza last week are British

Charges are pending against multiple individuals throughout Highland County after more than 2,000 marijuana plants were discovered in the county during a concentrated marijuana eradication effort conducted by law enforcement this week.

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Vier Männer ersteigern alte Polizeiuniformen im Internet und durchsuchen fremde Wohnungen nach Drogen – für den Eigenkonsum: Diese Köpenickiade hat sich in der Ortenau abgespielt. Nun stehen die falschen Beamten vor Gericht.

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