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Mexico police battle drug cartels
Police in country's most violent city struggle against powerful drug gangs.
Last Modified: 13 Aug 2010 03:27 GMT

The battle against drug cartels in Mexico has few succeses to celebrate.

At least 28,000 people have died in drug violence since president Felipe Calderon came to power less than four years ago.

Al Jazeera's Mariana Sanchez joined a police patrol in Ciudad Juarez, one of Mexico's most violent border cities.

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