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| Soldiers wait outside the residence of the drug dealers in the western city of Guadalajara, Mexico, July 29, 2010. Ignacio "Nacho" Coronel, a top leader of a major drug cartel was killed during a military raid, according to the Mexican Defense Department. (Xinhua/Jose Antonio Neri) |
He has been charged with organized crime and drug trafficking in Mexico and the U.S. government has request his extradition.
Coronel's death handed a much-awaited victory to Mexico's anti-drug war initiated by President Felipe Calderon in 2006. More than 26,000 Mexicans have died in drug-related violence since then.
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