Posted on 10/13/2005 9:30:47 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
SAN ANTONIO - Law enforcement from the United States and Mexico have formed a partnership aimed at quelling drug-related violence on the border.
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Mexican counterpart Daniel Cabeza de Vaca stood side by side Thursday to announce the security plan.
The Violent Crime Impact Team will target the most violent members of warring drug cartels. Armed with high-powered weapons, the warring cartels have been blamed for more than 140 murders this year alone in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.
The new partnership will double the current presence of federal law enforcement in Laredo and the border, Gonzales said.
There are 22 anti-violence teams operating nationwide. The Laredo chapter is the first to meld law enforcement agencies from outside the United States.
"In order to have an effective relationship with Mexico, there has to be a level of trust," Gonzales said. "That's why operations like this are very important."
The plan calls for police agencies to keep working as they have, and within their geographical boundaries, but also to increase information sharing and be ready to offer support when asked.
Anti-violence teams typically operate for six months and are led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Other federal agencies involved include the U.S. Marshals Service; FBI; and Drug Enforcement Administration.
Both attorneys general said new cooperation would include sharing technology for securing ports of entry, locking down prisons and the ability of inmates to send messages to the outside world, and engaging in joint training exercises.
"This helps us target specific offenders, the worst of the worst, and take them off the streets," said Donnie Carter, special agent in charge of the Houston AFT office overseeing the Laredo team.
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, left, and Mexican Attorney General Daniel Cabeza de Vaca shake hands after a joint news conference to discuss a federal task force that is being assembled in Laredo to combat escalating border violence, in San Antonio, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2006. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
what is this??? This is the last ditch attempt by thwe US to quell the American rage against illegal immigration. Nothing more than a F-ing photo op. RAGE AGAINST THE ILLEGAL MACHINE!! WE ARE WINNING - This is proof!!! Keep up the fight!!
AG Daniel Cabeza de Vaca
Cabeza - head
vaca -cow
AG Daniel Cow Head?
ROFL
Translation: Punish and demonize the Minutemen, call off the border patrol... Amexica full speed ahead!
This is just another sick attempt to fool the public into thinking this administration is doing something about border security.
Bush’s hatred of the Minutemen (vigilantes) and his do nothing program of stopping thousands of illegals from entering our country daily is an absolute travesty to the security of our country.
The U.S. has to stop dealing with Mexico until they agree to clean up their government and stop encouraging their citizens to invade the U.S.AWB
why break off deals with all the prior deals are doing so well? i mean this sincerely. washingtons megalomanical drive toward globalization has been stated over and over and the key phrase that americans seem to not comprehend is the one that says borders create hardships for trade. washington is doing exactly what is wants, ie to erase our border.
Is it me, or does Gonzales look extremely gay in that picture?
Bi-national Ping!
Please FReepmail me if you want on or off this South Texas/Mexico ping list.
Thought my post button was stuck on stupid!!!
Agreed, problem and solutions start with Mex. The entire S. and Central America needs Herman de Soto now more than ever.
How can we have an "effective relationship" with the country that has invaded us to the tune of 15? million people? American taxpayers have absolutely NO trust in Mexico.
You got that right. I have absolutely no confidence in La Raza stooge Alberto Gonzalez. He is the one who said illegal aliens were "otherwise law-abiding citizens".
Oh, puleeze! As if it isn't the Mexican LE who's involved in much of the crime as it is. It's a good thing Bush can't run again because I'd be hard pressed to give him another vote.
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Mexican counterpart Daniel Cabeza de Vaca stood side by side Thursday to announce the security plan.
We will wait and see how much of a joke these plans are!
With the boys from both the BATF and the DEA being down there, I figure we're guaranteed to see at least one person get killed.
But don't they pretty much stick to killing American citizens? I think law enforcement at all levels pretty much agrees that illegal aliens have special rights.
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