ANTI-DRUG OFFICE CLOSED OVER CORRUPTION

For the second time in six years, the Mexican government has dismantled an
elite federal anti-drug unit after discovering evidence that it had been
corrupted by drug traffickers.

Closure of the Federal Special Prosecutor's Office for Drug Crimes followed
simultaneous military raids last week on the agency's offices in 11 states.
The raids began in Tijuana, where seven agents are accused of offering to
return nearly five tons of seized marijuana to drug lords in exchange for
$2 million.

Attorney General Rafael Macedo de la Concha, whose office oversees the
agency, said over the weekend that all 200 of the agency's employees are
being questioned.