Mexico detains nearly 50 members of 2 drug gangs

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MEXICO CITY — Mexico's federal police say they have detained nearly 50 members of two major drug cartels, including suspects in the recent armed attack on a police helicopter.

In a statement released Saturday, the police said the suspects include 36 members of the La Familia cartel and 10 members of the Zetas drug gang.

La Familia gang members were detained in connection with the attack on a federal police helicopter Tuesday that wounded two officers and forced the craft to land. The statement said 11 other alleged cartel members were killed during the operation Friday night in the Pacific Coast state of Jalisco.

Authorities added that the 10 Zeta members were detained Friday at a ranch in Cancun, where a kidnapping victim was found and released.

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