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Suspect Accuses U.S. of Aiding Mexican Cartel: Unlikely, but Clever Defense

Sep 7, 2011 | 18:01 GMT

A soldier guards firearms, hand grenades and other illegal items seized from the Zeta drug cartel.
Firearms, hand grenades and other illegal stuff seized to Ivan Velazquez Caballero, aka "Z 50" or "El Taliban" (not framed), senior leader in the Zetas drug cartel and member of the Gulf cartel, during his presentation to the press at the Mexican Navy headquarters in Mexico City, on September 27, 2012.

(ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/GettyImages)

The legal team of an accused Sinaloa cartel figure has caused a stir with its claim that the U.S. government cut a deal with the Sinaloa Federation. Though likely false, the claim could still prove useful in his defense....

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