Exotic animals found in Mexico City drug raid

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A member of the media walks around an indoor pool in an upscale home in Mexico City's Desierto de los Leones neighborhood, where federal police arrested several people who officials say are members of a drug-trafficking ring.

Drug traffickers exotic animals

( Marco Ugarte / Los Angeles Times / October 20, 2008 )

A member of the media walks around an indoor pool in an upscale home in Mexico City's Desierto de los Leones neighborhood, where federal police arrested several people who officials say are members of a drug-trafficking ring.

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