11.   Second Vice President Felipe Virzi and two other men are under investigation for accepting a check from a Colombian linked to drug trafficking.

12.   Several officials quoted anonymously by Mexico City newspapers suggested the group could be linked to drug traffickers in the area.

13.   Some published reports have suggested the money was linked to drug trafficking.

14.   Swiss authorities say they are looking into the possibility that the money is linked to drug trafficking.

15.   The gang, called the Benedictos, has been linked to drug smugglers in Tijuana, Mexico, and includes members from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.

16.   The killing may be linked to drug trafficking, said Gilberto Garcia, commander of the Ministerial Police in Tamaulipas state, according to the newspaper Reforma.

17.   The head of a special commission investigating whether Thai politicians are linked to drug trafficking has likened information provided by the United States to a fairy tale.

18.   He said authorities would investigate whether the assets were linked to drug trafficking.

19.   Both men are closely linked to drug traffickers and are currently in prison.

20.   Most of these workers towns composed of virtual shanties have been hit by soaring unemployment and crime rates, mainly linked to drug abuse among the discontented youth.