| Police Free 70 Kidnapping Victims, Dismantle 14 Criminal Organizations EFE | |
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Mexican police arrest suspected kidnappers. (EFE)
MEXICO CITY - Mexican police have rescued 70 captives and dismantled 14 gangs in the past three weeks, security officials said.
Police have arrested "57 individuals suspected of the crime of kidnapping" who will face "up to 60 years in prison" if convicted, Security Cabinet spokesman Eduardo Sanchez said.
"In 20 days, in an effort coordinated by the government of the republic and state authorities, 14 criminal organizations have been dismantled," Sanchez said.
Authorities "freed 70 kidnapping victims" in different cases, the Government Secretariat said in a Twitter posting.
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