Linares, Mexico<br />
June 6, 2007<br />
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The Mexican government has placed 30,000 military, primarily in the north of the country, to combat crime and drug trafficking. The military opens the &quot;food for weapons&quot; program in the small town of Linares. &quot;Arm yourself with values, not with weapons&quot; is the motto. Owning a weapon in Mexico is a crime. <br />
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The military has been operating this program for the past few months and have collected about 1,000 weapons, including grenades.