Posted on 05/21/2005 6:47:08 PM PDT by axes_of_weezles
The U.S.-Mexico border is becoming more violent.
The feds have been alerted through a memo to law enforcement throughout the southwest, telling them that Mexican commandos are now working for drug cartels.
You'll be shocked to learn where the commandos were trained.
The memo from the Justice Department warns that Mexican commandos were trained by U.S. forces, but switched sides. They are now using their deadly skills to work for the drug cartels.
They were elite forces trained by the U.S. Army at Fort Benning, \Georgia to battle against the powerful drug cartels.
They're known as "los zetas," but a memo from the Justice Department to police agencies in the southwest warns that some of those commandos changed sides and are now working with drug smugglers.
Sheriff Tony Estrada says, "Things like that are a concern to us, especially trained here on the U.S. side. They've gotten pretty special training in reguards to areas they were supposed to specialize. Now, they are working with drug traffickers on the Mexican side."
Using the commando training, Los Zetas are known to be extremely violent and have been blamed for an outbreak of violence along the Mexican border.
Lt. Ron Benson says, "Not only did they receive some early military training but they developed their own internal training as well increasing their violence far beyond their own original capiblities."
Lt. Benson has worked Homeland Security and tracked these rogue Mexican commandos. He's retiring from the Pima County Sheriff's Department and will be working with the FBI.
"They are a threat to authorities not only in Texas, but in New Mexico, Arizona and California. Because we believe Los Zetas are being used as protecors for narcotics coming into this country."
Lt. Benson says there's yet another threat. Nephews and sons of Los Zetas are starting their own organization and taking part in the drug wars.
Minutemen; CBD watch your hineys.
I would carry if I were you.
Some of us won't be be, LuPITA.
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They are only doing the Mexican narco-traffic muscle jobs Americans won't do.
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Thanks for the ping Calpernia.
Here's the standard, "I'm shocked, shocked, shockeeeeeddd!"
(Standard disclaimer: "Not really.")
As long as there is a huge profit to be made we will never get this situation under control. Make it legal and the source will dry up. Sure right at first you are gonna see an influx but not for long. As we have seen companies can refuse to employ persons for their legal personal habits. Continue on the line of thought and it won't be long before the problem disappears.There are fewer people today smoking ciggarettes then ever before and it is still legal to do so, make it illegal and watch the smuggling begin and the jails fill up. In some states you can go to jail if your ciggs don't have a tax stamp because the taxes are so high there is a profit to be made by bootlegging. Compare with prohobition and the same thing happened and organized crime loved it.
OMG, that country is a complete and total basket case. What exactly do Mexicans feel PROUD about in their country? There government and law enforcement is utterly corrupt and the biggest asset their economy has is mowing lawns for the Yankees.
We are certainly lucky to live in this country, for all the complaining we tend to do.
Seems we have trained many that want to kill us.
Yeah, but I'm pissed off because no one gives me free turkeys and the cable just went out.
These pinheads are in cahoots with the "human" smugglers and fire on US Citizens when they illegally cross the border with drug and humans.
This is an act of war. Im sure they will continue no matter what, until the US gets serious about border issues; which I doubt I will see in my lifetime.
And it's spreading like a tumor.
Can anyone come up with a time frame? This has got to be Clinton's fault.
Hopefully they still aren't getting intel from connectiong they may have made on this side of the border..
The minutemen could find themselves and families targeted.
Mena south...
We are our own worst enemy it our attempt to be loved by everyone.
This is absolutely disgusting and very disturbing to National safety.
Since the '70's there have been mandated courses on Human rights, treatment of prisoners etc.
This is a case of the free market and systemic Mexican governmental corruption. If some gringos did the same they would be hunted down and shot by the US Military under UCMJ.
Peso Say So rules in most countries south of the US southern border.
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