| | |  News Around the Republic of Mexico | October 2008 
Gunmen in Mexico Steal Suspected Drug Planes
 Associated Press
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| | Mexican military officers escort Alberto Sanchez Hinojosa, known as 'Tony,' in Mexico City, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Sanchez was arrested with two other men for allegedly transporting drugs, bribing officials and kidnapping for the Golfo/Zeta drug cartel in Tabasco, according to Mexico's Defense Department. (AP/Eduardo Verdugo) | | |
Mexico City - Police in Mexico say 20 heavily armed men have stolen five small planes that the army seized in anti-drug operations.
The federal Attorney General's office said in a statement Tuesday that the gunmen tied up a local police officer who was guarding the aircraft in the Pacific Coast state of Sinaloa.
It said the gunmen flew the five Cessna planes out of an airfield in the town of Navolato.
The office said the planes were used to transport seeds and fertilizer to the Golden Triangle, an area authorities say is a haven for growing marijuana. |
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