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Familia Michoacana
The Familia Michoacana is a once-powerful cartel whose influence drained after the death of its leader in 2014.
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday abandoned plans to impose a 20 per cent charge on commercial cargo passing through the Strait of Hormuz, less…