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Mexico's handover of some of its most notorious imprisoned drug lords to the United States is part of a more confrontational approach by President Claudia Sheinbaum against ultra-violent cartels, experts say. The mass transfer of 29 alleged drug traffickers has sparked concerns of a potential violent backlash from some of the world's most powerful criminal organizations. It comes as Mexico seeks to avert sweeping tariffs that US President Donald......

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