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The mayor of the city of Chihuahua in northern Mexico has fined norteño music band for playing a "narcocorrido", a song glorifying drug trafficking.

The singing of "narcocorridos" at live events has been banned by Chihuahua state law since 2011.

Los Tigres del Norte, one of Mexico's most well-known bands, will have to pay $27,000 (£20,800).

"We can't allow this kind of veneration" of drug trafficking, Chihuahua's mayor said.

Los Tigres del Norte have a wide repertoire of songs about criminals and drug traffickers, such as Jefe de jefes (Boss of bosses), La reina del sur (Queen of the South) and El avión de la muerte (The plane of death).

They were performing at the Santa Rita festival in Chihuahua on the weekend.

Despite the state ban on performing "narcocorridos", they played one of their earliest songs, Contrabando y traición (Contraband and betrayal).

Colombian cure trafficker (1957–2008)

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