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Two Mexican generals have been detained on suspicion of involvement in organised crime, allegations they deny.
墨西哥两位将军涉嫌参与有组织的犯罪已被拘留,他们否认了这一指控。
Gen Tomas Angeles, who served as Mexico's deputy defence minister, and Gen Roberto Dawe are being questioned over alleged1 links with a drug cartel.
The army has played a key role in Mexico's war on drugs since President Felipe Calderon deployed2 it to fight the cartels six years ago.
More than 50,000 people have died in drug-related violence since then.
Gen Angeles was assistant defence minister from 2006 to 2008, when he retired3.
Gen Gonzalez led an elite4 unit in the western state of Colima and is currently working at an army base there.
Officials at the Attorney General Office said the two men were being questioned by Mexico's organised crime unit.
Prosecutors5 said the generals had not been charged with any wrongdoing, but were "giving their declarations in connection with the investigation6 carried out by the organised crime unit".
Gen Angeles had been widely tipped as a possible defence minister when he took over the post of deputy defence minister in 2006.
His retirement7 in 2008 caused surprise among Mexican commentators8(评论员) .
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deployed
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| (尤指军事行动)使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 ); 施展; 部署; 有效地利用 | |
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elite
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| 检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 ); 告发人; 起诉人; 公诉人 | |
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investigation
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commentators
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| n.评论员( commentator的名词复数 );时事评论员;注释者;实况广播员 | |
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