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Mexico missing students: Mayor charged over 'gang ties'
Source: BBC
Mexico missing students: Mayor charged over 'gang ties'
31 December 2015 Latin America & Caribbean
A court in Mexico has charged the former mayor of Cocula, Cesar Penaloza Santana, with links to organised crime.
The town hit the headlines last year when local police officers were linked to the disappearance of 43 students.
The government said corrupt officers from Cocula and nearby Iguala abducted the 43 and handed them over to a local drug gang, that then killed them.
The case highlighted high levels of corruption not just in the local police force but also in local government.
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31 December 2015 Latin America & Caribbean
A court in Mexico has charged the former mayor of Cocula, Cesar Penaloza Santana, with links to organised crime.
The town hit the headlines last year when local police officers were linked to the disappearance of 43 students.
The government said corrupt officers from Cocula and nearby Iguala abducted the 43 and handed them over to a local drug gang, that then killed them.
The case highlighted high levels of corruption not just in the local police force but also in local government.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-35204835
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