Rolly
Oct 13, 2010, 11:01 AM
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Article Details Background of Los Zetas
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Reuters) - A decade ago, they were a small group of elite Mexican soldiers who saw a chance to make a lot more money working as hitmen for powerful drug cartels.
Today, the "Zetas" are the most feared gang in México. Their vicious tactics, geographic reach and expansion into new illegal businesses presents a new kind of threat in a drugs war that has already killed 29,000 people since late 2006.
President Felipe Calderon's government is going after the Zetas and half a dozen other major cartels moving billions of dollars worth of cocaine and other drugs to U.S. consumers each year.
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