Aide to Mexican president arrested in (drugs) gang link

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A senior member of Mexican President Vicente Fox's staff has been arrested over possible links with a drugs gang.

Mr Nahum Acosta, a senior member of Fox's secretary's office, was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of leaking information about the president's activities to a criminal gang linked to drug smuggling.

The country's attorney general Mr Rafael Macedo said. "At this time, I can refer to a criminal organization, in which we are sure who his link was. It's an organization linked to drug trafficking."

Mr Acosta had been working since 2001 as a senior member of the team that organizes Mr Fox's official trips.

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http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2005/0206/breaking7.htm

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1. I am just SHOCKED! My goodness!! Who would have thought?

That's like a US headline: "Aide to President Bush Caught Promoting Fake War"...yes, and what else is new.

I remember thinking, Mexico would be such a great country if it had an honest government (silly me). Now I think, the USA and Mexoco would be such great countries if they had honest governmments.

VIVA LA RAZA!!!

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2. It is a great country!

Do note that when Mexico discovers fraud, they actually do something about it! Today is election day in Mexico..elections for local and state..and our equilivant to govenors for each state..election day here is major...a very important day..and the turn out is always very large. Viva Mexico!!

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3. Good for Mexico. I'm not one of those who is planning to flee

because of * but if i did, I'd pick Mexico.