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News DeskDecember 17, 2009 11:42Updated May 30, 2010 13:16
Drug lord Arturo Beltran Leyva killed in Mexico
GlobalPost joins the Mexican army on the front lines as it tracks down drug cartels.
GlobalPost joins the Mexican army on the front lines as it tracks down drug cartels.
Navy special forces stand guard during a navy operation in Cuernavaca, in the Mexican state of Morelos, Dec. 16, 2009. Arturo Beltran Leyva, one of Mexico's most wanted drug traffickers, was killed in a shoot out with state security forces during the same operation on Wednesday, the navy said. (Margarito Perez/Reuters)
SINALOA, Mexico — One of Mexico's most wanted drug lords was killed Wednesday in a gun battle with Mexican security forces.
Arturo Beltran Leyva — who called himself the "boss of bosses" — headed a powerful cartel based on the Pacific Coast. The government had offered a $2.4-million reward for his capture.
GlobalPost had a rare opportunity to join the 94th battallion of the Mexican army to see its work fighting the drug cartels. Watch as the army locates a marijuana field in the Sierra Madre mountains and sets up impromtu checkpoints during an urban operation.
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