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Cars seized from Mexican official

TEQUESQUITENGO, Mexico _ Mexican authorities recently searched the home of a fugitive public official and have seized a large fleet of American collector cars. The Attorney General’s Office of Mexico City is asking the United States to extradite Raymundo Collins, former director of the Housing Institute (Invi). He has been wanted since January after it was discovered Collins spent millions of pesos illegally.

Police searched his home Oct. 31 and reportedly found 41 classic cars. They also seized three wet bikes, an ATV, a motorcycle and a boat. Among the

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