Noe Ramirez Mandujano arrested , accused of taking $ 450,000 a month in prison . About 30 officials arrested in massive protests investigating collusion with cartels . Colombia : 4,300 dead this year in clashes between authorities and narcotics traffickers . Mexican leaders have been trying to tamp down the violence by tightening controls on money-laundering and cracking down on corruption among local and municipal police forces infiltrated by drug traffickers . Drug lords pay some officials bribes of $ 150,000 to $ 450,000 a month .
Noe Ramirez Mandujano arrested , accused of taking $ 450,000 a month in prison . About 30 officials arrested in massive protests investigating collusion with cartels . Colombia : 4,300 dead this year in clashes between authorities and narcotics traffickers . Drug lords pay some officials bribes of $ 150,000 to $ 450,000 a month .