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Zetas Drug Cartel Allegedly Conducts 'Mexico-Style Attack' near Houston
Fox News ^ | November 23, 2011 | Andrew O'Reilly

Posted on 11/25/2011 5:11:55 AM PST by LBG11

A multi-agency undercover drug bust in Texas spun out of control Monday afternoon when a civilian working for law enforcement was killed and a police officer injured in what has been described by the local press as a “Mexico-style” attack. The incident occurred in Texas' Harris County, where parts of Houston are located, when the secret operative disguised as a truck driver delivering a 300 pound package of marijuana was driving through the northwest part of the county to a rendezvous point. Out of nowhere three sport-utility vehicles carrying alleged Zetas drug cartel gunmen cut off the 18-wheeler truck and opened fire on the cab, killing the driver.

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While the men - Eric De Luna, 23; Fernando Tavera, 19; Ricardo Ramírez, 35 and Rolando Resendiz, 34 – have all allegedly admitted to an affiliation with the violent Mexico-based Zetas cartel, U.S. authorities are still puzzled as to why the group would authorize such a brazen attack on U.S. soil for 300 pounds of marijuana.

Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2011/11/23/alleged-zetas-members-attack-undercover-operation-in-houston/#ixzz1eioqkpR0 Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2011/11/23/alleged-zetas-members-attack-undercover-operation-in-houston/#ixzz1eiojjWYh

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: borderwars; cartel; drugwar; houston; zetas
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“Third, a Review Board to review the illegals that are here.”

Who was it that said back in the 2007 immigration debate that any program that allows people who are here illegally to stay is, in fact, an amnesty program?


21 posted on 11/25/2011 12:37:11 PM PST by webstersII
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22 posted on 11/25/2011 5:44:55 PM PST by Doogle ((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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