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Hundreds Arrested in Cross-Country Campaign Against Drug Cartel
Fox News ^ | Feb. 25, 2009 | Mike Levine

Posted on 02/25/2009 11:50:23 AM PST by AuntB

Federal authorities arrested more than 750 people across the country in what they describe as "the largest and hardest hitting" operation to ever target the "the very violent and dangerously powerful" drug cartel known as Sinaloa.

"International drug-trafficking organizations pose a sustained, serious threat to the safety and security as of our communities," Attorney General Eric Holder said in prepared remarks at a Washington press conference Wednesday afternoon...

"As the world grows smaller and international criminals step up their efforts to operate inside our borders, [we] will confront them head-on to keep our communities safe."

Through "Operation Xcellerator," authorities say they seized more than $59 million in cash, 149 vehicles, three aircraft and three ships used by the cartel..

But the cartel's influence stretches even farther. Other organizations with ties to those cases have been busted by authorities in parts of Minnesota, New York, Arizona, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Texas.

According to the Justice Department's National Drug Intelligence Center, 230 cities across the country are faced with some form of drug cartel or Mexican gang presence.

The DEA says efforts continue to "stop the ruthless violence the traffickers inflict on innocent citizens in the U.S., Mexico and Canada."

Federal authorities say more than $14 billion worth of illegal drugs is smuggled into the United States through Mexico every year. New Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair recently warned a Senate committee that — at some point — the Mexican government may not be much help.

"The corruptive influence and increasing violence of Mexican drug cartels impedes Mexico City's ability to govern parts of its country," he said.

"These cartels are not just operating in Mexico," the attorney general said. "Their reach stretches far and wide. We simply cannot afford to let down our guard. These cartels will be destroyed."

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; Mexico
KEYWORDS: attorneygeneral; drugcartels; drugwarconsequences; mexico; operationxcellerator; organizedcrime; thankprohibition
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To: AuntB
While we know 'drug users' are not of one political persuaion; cannot help but wonder how many Hollywood Libs pay into these cartels; and those across country. . .'Imagine' if the Hollywood Obama elites went 'drug free'. . .
21 posted on 02/25/2009 12:36:09 PM PST by cricket (January 20, 2009 - the day the music died)
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To: NormsRevenge; AuntB

750...man oh man.....


22 posted on 02/25/2009 12:48:31 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (What happened to my IRAs)
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To: AuntB

Holder said on the Fox clip that this was a National Security threat!...


23 posted on 02/25/2009 12:50:33 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (What happened to my IRAs)
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To: AuntB
The DEA says efforts continue to "stop the ruthless violence the traffickers inflict on innocent citizens in the U.S., Mexico and Canada."

And here, Aunt Janet told us that Mexican Drug Violence had not crossed our borders in any significant numbers, yet.

Liar. But then, what else is new...?

24 posted on 02/25/2009 2:46:24 PM PST by HiJinx (~ Support Our Troops ~ www.AmericaSupportsYou.mil ~)
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To: AuntB

Thank you for the ping Aunt B.


25 posted on 02/25/2009 3:43:31 PM PST by Cindy
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To: AuntB

The fence might not really matter in this discussion. There are other, better ways than sending drugs across the desert.

I have very close knowledge of two international companies with contracts with the government of Mexico to investigate specific transactions between American and Mexican companies. The effort uncovers fraudulent transactions by fraudulent companies. part of the analysis is confirming the companies actually exist at the locations noted on the documentation.

Although the Mexican Government makes the requests and pays the money for the investigations, I have become convinced that the money is given to Mexico from US Government war on drugs.

All most all transactions are legitimate and indicate a very healthy trade between lots and lots of American companies both very large and very small. Some of the fraudulent addresses on commercial documents are vacant lots, randomly selected upscale residential properties, the actual address of a different company or Suite 9 in an office building having only 8 offices. There are bogus invoices pasted up from graphics captured off the company web site for bogus merchandise.

I believe these fraudulent transactions are drug related. This news article is the first indication I’ve seen of a payoff.

By the way, legitimate businesses are very cooperative with an effort by the government of Mexico to clean things up.


26 posted on 02/25/2009 4:12:16 PM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . The original point of America was not to be Europe)
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To: AuntB
Hundreds Arrested in Cross-Country Campaign Against Drug Cartel

And the FR server has never been swifter!

27 posted on 02/25/2009 4:16:10 PM PST by rabidralph
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