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Dozen Zetas die in shootout
Mexican marine killed; camp found on Falcon Lake island.By Lynn Brezosky - Express-News
BROWNSVILLE — Mexican marines patrolling Falcon Lake killed 12 presumed Zeta drug gang members in a gunbattle that erupted after the military discovered an island drug encampment, the Mexican navy said Monday.
One of the marines was killed in the shootout, which occurred Sunday afternoon on a portion of the lake two miles northeast of Nueva Ciudad Guerrero, part of the Zeta stronghold in northwestern Tamaulipas state.
The island was believed to be a holding place for marijuana carried on speedboats to the Texas shore. After the gunbattle, the military seized a cache of more than 20 firearms, including a .50-caliber rifle and a machine gun.
The military also captured ammunition, bulletproof vests and surveillance equipment.
