Mining...........iron ore............

Mexico Targets Gang That Infiltrated the Mining Industry ...

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The New York Times

Mar 5, 2014 - The smuggling of lucrative iron ore is an example of the way Mexicanorganized crime groups have expanded beyond drug trafficking into a ...

Mexican Gangs Set their Sights on Illegal Mining

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InSight Crime

Jul 19, 2012 - Combined, the companies reportedly exported over a million tons of illegally obtained iron ore that year, amounting to some $42 million.

Mexican police seized 68,000 tonnes of iron ore mined by ...

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May 5, 2014 - Mexican police seized 68,000 tonnes of iron ore mined by drug lords ...Licit high-income businesses make it easy for the gangs to launder their  ...

Drug Cartel Overtakes Iron Ore Trade Between Mexico, China

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Newsmax Media

Jan 2, 2014 - Drug Cartel Has Control Over Iron Ore Trade Between Mexico, China ...“The Knights Templar gang, based out of Mexico's Pacific Michoacan  ...