Posted on 07/24/2010 4:13:26 PM PDT by epithermal
Local law enforcement was bombarded with calls from across the country Saturday asking about a report that the Zetas had taken over two ranches off Mines Road.
But officials with the Laredo Police Department, Webb County Sheriff’s Department and Border Patrol said they knew nothing about such an incident, while Erik Vasys, an FBI spokesman in San Antonio, said the agency does not comment on rumors.
(Excerpt) Read more at lmtonline.com ...
So, No one is saying it is false.
Official story is "it's just a rumor."
The story is now about 1 1/2 days old.
Dang near every LEO in the book is "no commenting" this one.
So not a single reporter has made the 20 minute drive with a camera and a recorder?
I know, it is an exhausting 20 minute drive...
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From what I can see there is a bunch of gravel pits South of Mines Road. On the North side is a large trucking company that pulls box trailers.
Boo — requires ActiveX
Well, I wish we’d find out something to put this to rest one way or the other.
Here’s a story that may have started some of this.
“Los Zetas” Draw Concern Of U.S. Government
By Morgan Loew, Phoenix KOLD TV
The U.S. Justice Department is warning local police in Arizona and California a group of rogue Mexican military commandos may be headed this way. They’re thought to be setting up new drug smuggling routes and it could bring new violence to the border area.
They are elite “special forces” of the Mexican military trained in the U.S. at the School of the Americas at Fort Benning, Georgia and sent to “wipe out” one of the most powerful Mexican drug cartels.
But these soldiers deserted and became the muscle for the very cartel they were supposed to destroy.
According to this Department of Justice “Intelligence Bulletin” obtained by the 5i-Team, these rogue commandos now known as “Los Zetas” may be heading our way.
The normally busy streets and busy stores in Nogales Sonora have been a little less bustling lately. Caesar Fierro says, “It’s been slow this year.” Caesar Fierro says his empty store is the result of rumors about a drug war. Tourists are scared.
Out on the streets, other vendors play down the speculation the Mexican Commandos are already here. Tony Marques says, “The Zetas.. I don’t think they’ll operate here you know.” Marques says, “Maybe in the big cities like Juarez , Tijuana , now you’re talking seriously like that.”
The Intelligence Bulletin we obtained says the Zetas are responsible for hundreds of violent drug-related murders. It says they’ve executed journalists, murdered people in Dallas, McAllen and Laredo, Texas. They even detained two DEA agents and recently they’ve shot at Border Patrol agents. At the Arizona border with Mexico agents are already seeing a major increase in violence.
Jose Garza says, “Last year we had documented only nine shootings against our agents. This year we’re up to about 18 shootings already.”
Agent Jose Garza says his agents have seen no direct evidence the Zetas are responsible for the shootings here, but as far back as three-years ago, the Zeta-like tactics started to appear.
In March of 2002, U.S. Customs agents were involved in a shootout south of Phoenix with an enemy they had not seen before. Equipped with automatic weapons, body armor, and state-of-the-art communications, in a word - it looked “military.”
Kyle Barnette says, “I’d be lying if I didn’t say it concerns us.”
Now, as a drug war between the Gulf Cartel to the east and the Tijuana Cartel to the west starts to heat up, the Justice Department bulletin warns: “The violence will spill over the Mexican border into the United States and law enforcement agencies in Texas, Arizona and Southern California can expect to encounter Los Zetas in the coming months.”
http://www.kold.com/Global/story.asp?S=3394374
LOL! Far better to just keep your head down and wait for the official communique.
That makes sense..lol. I couldn’t figure out what it was. I am surprised that part of the river didn’t flood in the recent flooding on the Rio Grande.
“On the North side is a large trucking company that pulls box trailers.”
How convenient....wink..wink.
Ping.
There are a few cameras blacked out at Blueservo:
http://www.blueservo.net/camload.php?camid=10&frameid=10
AH, I finally figured out what that oval track and surrounding buildings is. A training facility for quarter horses.
I simply don’t get it. How hard is it to take a camera crew to the site and report one way or the other?
Hi Pen, this sotry ,if there is one, seems all too simple to confirm. I don’t understand why we are not looking at film showing an empty ranch or otherwise?
So, again, zero’s negligence is ruining small businesses.
I agree. The whole thing is pretty bizarre. The media does nothing but report whatever the authorities tell them to. It seems to me that if this was a hoax the police would say something more definitive instead of ‘can’t confirm or deny at this time’ kind of stuff. Who knows. One thing that is certain is that it’s impossible to believe anything these days given that our government and media is corrupted now. It seems like everything is geared towards protecting a crappy president or some other crappy politico....lol.
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