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Drug findings in Mexico's Congress

The complaints this week from the Mexican Congress about being spied on by the nation's intelligence agency (CISEN) provide an interesting find.  Although CISEN's Director, Guillermo Valdes, came under fire from the allegations, his findings allege that drug money is threatening the country's institutions, along with the strong possibility that drug money was directly involved in some of the national Congress's campaigns.

Drug findings in Mexico's Congress

 

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Michael Coe

Mike is pursuing his MA in Latin American Studies at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in Washington, DC. Prior to his graduate studies, Mike completed his BA in International Affairs from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has traveled throughout Latin America, and researched NAFTA's effects on Mexican agriculture and migration. When not reading the news Mike enjoys travelling, skiing, mountain biking, and drinking yerba maté.