Trade Deficit To Widen

The arrest of Eduardo Arellano Félix on October 26, who the government believes was joint-head of Tijuana's notorious Arellano Félix cartel, is a short-term boost to President Felipe Calderón's battle against the country's powerful drug cartels. However, news on October 27 and 28 that the powerful Sinaloa cartel had infiltrated Mexico's national organised crime unit and possibly the US Embassy in Mexico City highlights the extent to which the cartels' power has spread across the country.

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