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Mexican navy fatally shoots bodyguard of El Chapo’s son

by Andrew Shepperson

The Mexican navy said Saturday it had killed the head bodyguard to the eldest son of imprisoned Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.

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Are Mexican drug cartels recruiting U.S. soldiers as hit men? (VIDEO)

by Jennifer Cruz

“There has been a persistent gang problem in the military for the past six to eight years,” vice president for STRATFOR Global Intelligence Fred Burton said. The FBI National Gang Intelligence Center reported that as of April 2011they had identified at least 53 gang members who have either served in or are some other way affiliated with the U.S. military.

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