A Search For Bodies Brings Unwanted Attention To A Notorious Cartel

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- Since authorities began dismantling the notorious Cali and Medellin drug cartels of Colombia in the late 1980s, drug barons have learned to shun the spotlight, law-enforcement officials say.

Last week, however, one of the most powerful drug-running organizations in Mexico, the so-called Juarez cartel, grabbed headlines around the world, as Mexican and U.S. investigators excavated at least four clandestine graves believed to contain the remains of scores of people who apparently died at the hands of the ruthless organization.

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