Posted on 05/27/2005 7:16:01 AM PDT by Mikey
WASHINGTON – Elite Mexican commandos, trained by U.S. forces to combat the drug cartels have switched sides and are working for the drug smugglers in the border area posing a special hazard to American law enforcement and Border Patrol agents, according to a U.S. Justice Department memo.
The commandos, trained by the U.S. Army at Fort Benning, Georgia, are known as "Los Zetas.".
The Justice Department warning was sent to law enforcement agencies throughout the Southwest..
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..
There are reports of the commandos making cross-border runs into U.S. territory in military-style vehicles, armed with automatic weapons..
The U.S. government has spent millions of dollars training Los Zetas to intercept drugs, some of them coming from Mexico's southern border, before they could reach the U.S. The U.S. government has also sent U.S. Border Patrol agents to Mexico's southern border with Guatemala to train law enforcement and military forces to intercept human smugglers destined to reach the U.S..
"Things like that are a concern to us, especially trained here on the U.S. side," Pima County Sheriff Tony Estrada told KVOA, channel 4 in Tucson, Arizona. "They've gotten pretty special training. ... Now, they are working with drug traffickers on the Mexican side.".
Lt. Ron Benson added: "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 capabilities.".
Benson has worked with the Department of Homeland Security and tracked the rogue Mexican commandos. He is now 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," he said. "Because we believe Los Zetas are being used as protectors for narcotics coming into this country.".
Benson says sons and nephews of Los Zetas are starting their own organization and taking part in the drug wars.
Protect our borders and coastlines from all foreign invaders!
Be Ever Vigilant!
Minutemen Patriots ~ Bump!
That sounds like a plausible deal.
Then all the fanatical left wingers will have a place to go.
Ah, just try some good ol' fashioned colonialism. Take the Northern 1/3 of the country over, let the Marines install the rule of law, and shoot anyone who misbehaves.
Because the U.S. government is owned & run by the elites/NWO etc. that want to take this nation down.
Bounties for each one, dead or half dead.
OK-it's official.
I am running for President in 2008. Thirty-five year old age requirement be damned (as I'll only be 31).
Hell I'll vote for ya. You can't do no worse than the swarm we've had over the last 30 years.
I'm 36 as of today. You can be my Secretary of State. Next term, you can run as my VP.
OK. Deal.
Time to send in the Marines again.
Before they shoot you!
Almost our entire government, Bush included, has morphed 'turn the other cheek' into 'bend over and take it'
So why don't we do this?
Money!
Have you ever thought about how many hospitals would not be required and how many in hospital jobs would be lost? How about the related jobs that supply the hospital staff? How many private practices would shut down?
Now go to city employees. Police, courts, probation, prisons, rehabs, security services. How many crimes are commited in your community every 24 hours by drug addicts alone? Stop that and you are cutting out good, real fine jobs.
We are talking about BILLIONS of dollars here. Why should you give up your job to save a drug user in another city. You know, somebody who is just trashed anyway? Those 100 drug users are what is needed to make your job necessary.
Lets maintain the situation at the current levels, keep everybody working and paying taxes. Yes, that's a good idea, Sir. (sarcasm)
Ooo! Ooo!
Can I be VP? (flutters eyelashes)
Or at LEAST Chief of Kick-A$$ and Take-names?
Why did we give the Palestinians 52 million bucks?
To keep them supplied so we can keep the war going and everyone making a living. Well, those who aren't killed, I mean. You know those 'unintended but acceptable' costs in human life.
Time to send some Deltas down there to show them the true meaning of the word 'elite'.
Now thats the Best plan so far I would spend a week end a month for free in one sign me up as long as we had free republic up there even better
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