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Top Mexican drug cartel suspect arrested, officials say

Apr. 2, 2009
Mexican authorities have arrested Vicente Carrillo Leyva, one of the top leaders of the Carrillo Fuentes drug cartel, officials announced Thursday.
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler