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Authorities seize hotel in Mexican money laundering case


    Mexico City, Aug 21 (EFE).- A hotel in Jalisco, a state in western Mexico, used to launder money and as a meeting place for drug traffickers has been seized, the Attorney General's Office said.

    The Hotelito Desconocido was being used as a business enterprise to move funds through the financial system, the AG's office said.

    The hotel is in La Cruz de Loreto, a town outside the city of Tomatlan.

    Hotelito Desconocido offered temporary housing, food and other services.

    The property was seized in response to a request from the Finance and Public Credit Secretariat, and as part of an intelligence-sharing operation with the United States, the AG's office said.