12 Mexican Soldiers Arrested on Suspicion of Drug Ties

Twelve Mexican soldiers were arrested Thursday on suspicion of collaborating with corrupt policemen protecting members of the Gulf Cartel drug gang, Reuters reported.

The arrests have come as a blow to President Felipe Calderon, who recently deployed thousands of military troops to the border city of Ciudad Juarez in an attempt to curb escalating drug violence. The deployment is part of his new military-backed drug prevention campaign, according to Reuters.