Mexican Drug Traffickers Now ‘Greatest Organized Crime Threat to the US

CNSNEWS ^ | January 22, 2009 | Ryan Byrnes

[yoe]

Mexican drug trafficking organizations are now the greatest organized crime threat to the United States, according to a recent report released by the U.S. Department of Justice.

The National Drug Threat Assessment for 2009, released last month by the Justice Department’s National Drug Intelligence Center, says Mexican drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) operate in more than 230 cities across the United States.

These drug syndicates not only smuggle drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border, they also produce drugs here in the United States. Their smuggled products include cocaine, heroin, methamphetamines and marijuana, and their domestically produced products include methamphetamines and marijuana.

The power of the Mexican DTOS in the U.S. is growing as they expand into new markets, the threat assessment said.

“Mexican DTOs represent the greatest organized crime threat to the United States,” said the threat assessment. “The influence of Mexican DTOs over domestic drug trafficking is unrivaled. In fact, intelligence estimates indicate a vast majority of the cocaine available in U.S. drug markets is smuggled by Mexican DTOs across the U.S.–Mexico border.

“Mexican DTOs control drug distribution in most U.S. cities, and they are gaining strength in markets that they do not yet control,” the threat assessment said.

“Mexican DTOs control a greater portion of drug production, transportation and distribution than any other criminal group or DTO,” the assessment said. “Their extensive drug trafficking activities in the United States generate billions of dollars in illicit proceeds annually.”

The Mexican groups often work with urban gangs and outlaw motorcycle groups (OMGs) inside the United States. “Mexican drug traffickers affiliated with the Sinaloa, Gulf, Juárez, and Tijuana Cartels maintain working relationships with at least 20 street gangs, prison gangs, and OMGs that operate in urban and suburban communities throughout the country,” said the threat assessment.

The activities of the Mexican drug syndicates, other drug-crime organizations and their customers result in a wide array of crimes.

“The violence, intimidation, theft and financial crimes carried out by DTOs, criminal groups, gangs and drug users in the United States pose a significant threat to our nation,” the threat assessment concluded.

More than 1.8 million drug-related arrests took place in the U.S. in 2007 and about 52 percent of federal prisoners were sentenced for drug-related offenses.

[yoe]

Our new homeland security head, Janet Napolitano knows first hand about this war on our border, she won't crack down, no one will.......why won't our politicians stop the drug trafficking and illegal aliens who still cross daily?? ...Chicago's south side is endemic to the drug culture....since that seems to be Obama's main thrust, Chicago, maybe he will finally do something.

[w1andsodidwe]

Mexican Drug Traffickers Now ‘Greatest Organized Crime Threat to the US

Even more than the Chicago and Washington DC mobs?

[mgc1122]

When it comes to threats to the nation, I think these Mexican mafia types take a distant second place to Democrat politicians ...

[SumProVita]

Don’t Democrats and many criminals work together in Chicago?

;-o

[who_would_fardels_bear]

"and outlaw motorcycle groups (OMGs)"

There is something very wrong with an agency that seems to be more busy giving acronyms to threats than combatting them effectively.

Who'dah thunk that the Hell's Angels would ever be classified with an acronym!

[libertarian27]

Mexican Drug Traffickers Now ‘Greatest Organized Crime Threat to the US
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Just wait until the SCHIP tobacco tax kicks in...they’ll make more money selling cigarettes...

[Don Corleone]

Our southern border is a combat zone and we are being outgunned.

[Carry_Okie]

Funny, I thought "the greatest organized crime threat" was Congress.

[LomanBill]

>>Mexican drug trafficking organizations
>>are now the greatest organized crime
>>threat to the United States

Nah, the greatest organized crime threat to the U.S.A. is presently the occupation of the White House by the Chicago Mob.

Did Bamby make Felipe an offer he can't refuse? Did they agree on how the Aztlan territory will be carved up? Will the orchestrated implosion of Mexico be part of Comrade Vice Chairman Biden’s post-innaugural surprise?

[Constitutions Grandchild]

Today, I agree with you. These Drug Lords couldn't be a pimple on the behind of those who practice the craft of abortion.

You know, if you go to the phone book under Physicians, there are Intern-ists, Opthamolog-ists, Otolaryngolog-ists, Gynecolog-ists — we've got “ists” out the ying-yang. Why not leave Obstetricians and religiously sponsored hospitals alone and just board certify “Abortionists,” stick them in the yellow pages under Physicians under “A” have them get admitting privileges at a secular hospital and allow their clientele to find them and check their boards before making a decision. Easy-peasy, but NO...O...O. We ALL have to suffer.

Don't sweat the drug lords and violence, we're got REAL professionals here in the U.S. — they're in the Federal Government.

[pallis]

“Funny, I thought “the greatest organized crime threat” was Congress.”

Me too. The loony goons, Mr. Obama, Nazi Pelosi and Reid are far more dangerous than murderous drug dealers from Mexico.

[SoCalPol]

South of San Diego in Tijuana in the past few months Tijuana - Solders in trucks "img src="http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii130/Kraut83/tjii0508.jpg?t=1228898069"> 2008 official and military TJ 2008 rescuing in gun battle Members of a kidnappers gang are shown to the media with their sized guns after being arrested by Mexican Army in Tijuana 12/8/08 11/08 Fed Police San Diego – TJ border --------------------------------- Nine headless bodies found in Mexican border town Sun Nov 30, 2008 4:59pm EST TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - Nine decapitated bodies were discovered on Sunday in the Mexican border city of Tijuana, a hot spot in an increasingly gruesome war between drug cartels. The bodies, along with their removed heads, had been left in a vacant lot beside a factory, witnesses and police told reporters. Mexico is facing spiraling drug violence, especially along its border with the United States. Cities like Tijuana, south of San Diego, are seeing horrendous levels of crime, with bodies set on fire, cut up and dumped in acid and strung over highways. Beheadings, kidnappings and daylight shootings have become common as vicious drug cartels fight over smuggling routes into the United States. President Felipe Calderon has sent some 40,000 troops and federal police across Mexico to try to stop the killings. But despite major drug seizures and arrests, the killings continue. 10/08 police in steets during shootout

[Hank Kerchief]

This can’t be. The government has outlawed these drugs. How can there be a problem with something the government has made against the law?

Look at how successful prohibition was?

... oh I forgot. Had the same problem, only the Crime Gangs were bootleggers. Governments (and those who have faith in them) never learn.

I feel a lot less threatened by drug gangs than I do the DEA. When was the last time these drug dealers broke into someone’s home and killed a bunch of innocent people?

Hank

[nonliberal]

We wouldn’t have this problem if we legalized drugs.

[mojitojoe]

It doesn’t matter, they vote Dem and if they kill off Americans saves zer0 from having to do it.

[Oztrich Boy]

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