Armando Vargas
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Omar Garcia Harfuch is the number one presidential candidate today,
- said Armando Vargas, the top security expert at the think tank México EvaluaReutersreuters.com/world/americas…
It seems to me that the Mexican state made a calculation where the numbers worked out in its favor; there wasn’t a better opportunity to capture him,
- Armando Vargas, a security program coordinator at the think tank México Evalúa, told CNNCNNcnn.com/2026/02…
It’s a very perverse scenario, but politically profitable,
It’s impossible to say that that the country is being pacified,
- said Vargas, who saidLos Angeles Timeslatimes.com/world/nation…
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BBCbbc.com/news/articles…Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, nicknamed ‘El Mencho’, carrying a reward of $15 million hunted down in a massive operation involving Mexico's authorities after tip off from one of his romantic partners — information that reportedly helped officials quickly plan the raid
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