Posted on 10/19/2019 10:12:58 AM PDT by Mat_Helm
The Mexican city of Culiacán descended into terror on Thursday, when soldiers and police launched a raid to capture one of the heirs to the throne of jailed Mexican kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. As state forces advanced into the city, the Sinaloa Cartel hit back with an array of military-style weapons — and won.
Mexican officials briefly detained Ovidio Guzman, one of Guzman’s sons who has emerged as a leading figure in the cartel after his father was arrested in 2016. But in response the cartel freed dozens of prisoners from a local jail, set numerous vehicles alight and turned Culiacán into a war zone. Soon, Mexican authorities released Guzman.
Security Minister Alfonso Durazo told Reuters Guzman was released to protect lives. Reports, which the government later denied, indicated the cartel took government soldiers hostage as a bargaining chip to secure his freedom. At least eight people were reported killed, including five suspected gang members, in the city of nearly 1 million people.
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Americans have become drug addled, and pleasure seeking is a constant....
our young people are weak and ignorant, our middle aged are fat and lazy and our old feel entitled..
this is just the Roman empire destroying itself from within......
the drugsters are just taking advantage of stupid shallow people with little substance or soul.
We hear little about big drug busts and the big dealers/cartels for the same reason that the MSN repeatedly hates on DJT - drugs are a tool used to dismantle America which seems to be a goal of the MSN.
Interesting history, alloysteel. The violence and murders on the Mexican side of our border are truly horrendous.
And to curtail that is worth every penny we spend on the Wall.
Rat Romney and the Dems, of course, turn a blind eye to an estimated 150,000 murders a year by the cartel on the Mexican side of the border.
Head to Head
with the Cartels,,,?
Nope,
Wouldn’t be Prudent.
Cheer up Cherry,,,
.
Enjoy the Slide
to Gomorrah!
XLNT Link,
Thanks!
when I found the mail man naked in my bedroom closet, while my wife was in the shower he said, everyone has to be somewhere.
The guns are the same, they all have to be somewhere, holder/Obama sent 2,000 auto weapons south. My guess is they’re still there.
UR Welcome
Way to throw a wet blanket on the party there, Tacitus.
We really do need some stinking badgers!......................
“I bet soldiers are deserting the Mexican army and taking their weapons with them and joining the cartels.”
No desertion, it’s just a second high paying job. Weapons are out on loan.
Like Somalia, only with resources.
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