“Mexican-based TCOs were operating in more than a thousand U.S. cities during 2009 and 2010,” says the assessment....
In April, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said the U.S.-Mexico border is not “overrun or out of control” -- adding that those who make such claims are just trying to score political points.
DOJ: ‘Mexican-Based Trafficking Organizations Control Access to the U.S.–Mexico Border’