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U.S. sanctions Mexico newspaper for cartel link

A Mexico City newspaper and its executive were sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday for alleged links to drug trafficking.

The Treasury Department said in a statement that the publication Unomasuno and its vice president, Naim Libien Tella, support the activities of Los Cuinis drug-trafficking organization and its leader, Abigael Gonzalez Valencia.

Other companies listed include the newspaper Diario Amanecer, based in Mexico state, and Aerolineas Amanecer, an air taxi company. Both are owned or controlled by Libien, the . . .

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