Pubdate: Fri, 26 Apr 2002
Source: New York Times (NY)
Section: World Briefing: Americas
Copyright: 2002 The New York Times Company
Contact:  http://www.nytimes.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/298
Author: Associated Press

MEXICO: 8 DRUG WORKERS KILLED

Gunmen killed eight men and wounded six others in a remote mountain area 
known for drug trafficking, authorities said. The motive for the ambush 
early Wednesday at Bastantita, in the northern mountains of Durango, was 
unclear. A newspaper, Milenio, reported that snipers in nearby hills shot 
the workers while they drove in a pickup truck to a plantation of poppies 
used in the production of heroin and opium.
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