Posted on 07/08/2013 10:24:53 AM PDT by kimtom
A Mexican drug cartel known for kidnapping random civilians and beheading its rivals has expanded its operations into the U.S.
The gang known as Los Zetas is recruiting U.S. prison and street gangs, and non-Mexicans, for its drug trafficking and support operations in Mexico and the U.S.
An FBI intelligence bulletin notes that “multiple sources” reported the shift in Los Zetas recruiting. The cartel sought to maintain a highly disciplined and structured hierarchy by recruiting members with specialized training, such as former military and law enforcement officers.
“The FBI judges with high confidence that Los Zetas will continue to increase its recruitment efforts and establish pacts .......
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We need some type of “shoot on sight” law for these sub-humans.
What the cartels don’t recruit the Muslim Brotherhood picks up.
McCain will get his slave wage workers who are exempt from any medicare, ssa and health care employer coverage for his beer business. This gang stuff is just collateral damage. Unfortunate for the masses, but, hey, the elites do okay, and that’s the point, right?
Los Zetas (Zetas, Zs) is a powerful and violent criminal syndicate in Mexico, and is considered by the U.S. government to be the “most technologically advanced, sophisticated, and dangerous cartel operating in Mexico.”[7][8] The origins of Los Zetas date back to 1999, when commandos of the Mexican Army’s elite forces deserted their ranks and decided to work as the armed wing of the Gulf Cartel, a powerful drug trafficking organization.[9] In February 2010, Los Zetas broke away from their former employer and formed their own criminal organization.[10][11]
Los Zetas are well armed and equipped, and unlike other traditional criminal organizations in Mexico, drug trafficking makes up at least 50% of their revenue, while a large portion of the income comes from other activities directed against both rival drug cartels and civilians;[9] their brutal tactics, which include beheadings, torture and indiscriminate slaughter, show that they often prefer brutality over bribery.[9] Los Zetas are also Mexico’s largest drug cartel in terms of geographical presence, overtaking its rivals, the Sinaloa Cartel.[12] Los Zetas also operate through protection rackets, assassinations, extortion, kidnappings, and other criminal activities.[13] The organization is based in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, directly across the border from Laredo, Texas.[14][15]
9.^ a b c Stastna, Kazi (28 Auguste 2011). “The cartels behind Mexico’s drug war”. CBS News. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
10.^ a b “Weekend shootouts in northeastern Mexico kill at least 9”. CNN News. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
11.^ a b “El origen de ‘Los Zetas’: brazo armado del cártel del Golfo”. CNN México. 05 de julio del 2011.
12.^ “Zetas Now Mexico’s Biggest Cartel, Report Says”. Fox News. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
13.^ McCAUL, MICHAEL T. “A Line in the Sand: Confronting the Threat at the Southwest Border”. HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
14.^ “Mexican Soldiers Becoming Drug Cartel Hit Men”. NewsMax. 21 June 2005.
15.^ “Dissecting a Mexican Cartel Bombing in Monterrey”. Stratfor. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Zetas
I’ve been keeping an eye on this for a while. Its a extreme danger for all of us. Last week saw a new cartel video of four women, supposedly workers for a rival cartel, having there throats cut and then their heads chopped off with axes. Its almost impossible to watch, but somebody has to do it and tell others about it, to warn of this madness. This is happening on the North American continent, not 15,000 miles away.
Lots of people thought they could become successful real estate flippers after seeing TV shows showing “how it’s done”.
Lots of people go antiqueing after watching “American Pickers”.
How many idiot fans of BREAKING BAD will now try to get in with the Los Zetas.
Perhaps this is why politicians thwart securing the border and keeping the war on drugs going, even though we seem to be losing.
I would say that the cartels have been recruiting for years.
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