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Ignacio Coronel Villareal, aka Nacho Coronel

This undated photo downloaded from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, website shows Mexican drug cartel leader Ignacio Coronel Villareal, aka Nacho Coronel. (AP Photo/FBI) 

Troops kill senior 'capo' of cartel

Soldiers killed a top leader of the Sinaloa cartel in a raid on his posh hideout, dealing the biggest blow yet to Mexico's most powerful drug gang since President Felipe Calderon launched a military offensive against organized crime in 2006.

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