The World - News from Nov. 5, 1985
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Mexican police and armed forces units sealed off parts of Veracruz state in a search for members of a marijuana-smuggling gang that killed 21 policemen in an ambush. A number of suspects are already under arrest, according to Sergio Garcia Ramirez, Mexico’s attorney general, but he provided no details. The shootout was the bloodiest yet between police and drug smugglers in this southeastern coastal area. It occurred when police came upon 50 drug traffickers loading marijuana onto boats.
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