But what seems bizarre about this - if it actually happened - is that drug gangs invading private ranches is the sort of thing that will bring far more law enforcement to bear on themselves than if they just conducted their smuggling and illegal drug sales as inconspicuously as possible.
I do not think for a second that state, county and local law enforcement will sit and do nothing about this, and the article said the ranch owners had fled. And
Update - Statement from Mr. Schwilk)
I can personally vouch that this info came in late last night from a reliable police source inside the Laredo PD. There is currently a standoff between the unknown size Zeta forces and U.S. Border Patrol and local law enforcement on two ranches on our side of the Rio Grande. The source tells us he considers this an "act of war" and that the military is needed on the border now!
Whether it is lone members or squads is not certain.
If this happened, it is the sort of thing that will not be overlooked as if it's just one more group of illegals crossing over the border. And the report says there is already a standoff between the drug gang and local law enforcement and the BP.
There is a point where even the government we have now will react, and that sort of action is probably that point.
I don’t know if this particular story is correct or not.
I spoke w/a friend in San A. today....it’s a fact of life down there in southern Texas. The ranchers fear for their lives as it’s a well-known fact that these sort of things DO happen...
So...is that on a web-site, what she told me? No. Would it still surprise me if this were the truth? Not in the least.