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Another federal police official killed in Mexico.

By Eunice Moscoso | Friday, June 27, 2008, 10:42 AM

A high-ranking federal police official and his bodyguard were assassinated in Mexico City Thursday, the latest in a string of killings attributed to drug cartels seeking revenge against law enforcement agencies, the Washington Post reported Friday.

“The killings appear to be part of a recent coordinated effort by drug cartels to go after the federal police agency, which is generally thought to be less corrupt than most state and local police forces,” the story days.

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