Pubdate: Fri, 15 Sep 2000
Source: New York Times (NY)
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Author: Ginger Thompson

MEXICO: CHARGED IN MURDERS

The accused leader of one of Mexico's most powerful drug cartels was 
charged in a United States federal indictment in El Paso, Tex., with 10 
counts of murder, including the killings of seven people whose bodies were 
found last fall on ranches near Juarez. Justice Department officials 
believe Vicente Carillo Fuentes, who is a fugitive, ordered the murders to 
silence those who might have given information to law enforcement agents.
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