“Lardeo?!” Unintentionally funny typo ping. No pics, please!
Laredo IS Mexico... I’m not sure where the border even is anymore...
Seems the the official report confirms the attempted ‘take over’
Still think the DC is protecting the drug routes to maintain their own stash.
There were a couple of Freepers running around the threads telling everyone that it was a hoax. Even an Mod got sucked into the “hoax” story and pulled a thread.
How will the government react when a rancher kills armed, Mexican drug cartel trash, infiltrating his property?
So, what was the final outcome of this whole thing?
Did we regain control of the area. Were the cartel members arrested, killed, chased off?
Any links to follow ups by the local media?
Thanks
I recall the original threads, the hoax vs. real, and thread being pulled.
None of the major media, including local (Laredo) media seemed to have the story. I pulled up Laredo newspaper, TV and some streaming radio websites and tuned in to some broadcasts. None of them even made mention of the incident.
Of course, this happened during the time the new AZ immigration law was the hot topic. Thus, it is understandable that the compliant liberal MSM would NOT want to make mention of another incursion elsewhere, since at least one had already occurred in AZ.
A commenter to Big Journalism said this and it’s pretty good sarc:
“The Zetas are just hard working immigrants looking for a better life and dealing the drugs that Americans are too lazy to sell themselves. Just ask any judge in AZ, they’ll probably tell you it’s their right to take your ranch because you’re a racist!
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Thanks for posting this.
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More here:
Rancher claims Mexican cartels takeover Texas ranch -Police blotter confirms story is not a hoax
After 16 days of denials by Laredo law enforcement and local officials regarding a Mexican drug cartel takeover of a Laredo area ranch, a Texas police blotter proves the alleged incident did in fact happen and that multiple agencies responded to the scene of a seized U.S. ranch.
Think about it for a moment.
One of the most brutal drug cartels operating in Mexico crossed the U.S. border and took a ranch from its lawful owner.
Intimidation has arrived along the southern border.
The police blotter tells the story of the events that unfolded on July 23rd;
“On Friday 7-23-10 Laredo Webb informed that their county SWAT Team is conducting an operation in the Mines Rd. area. According to LT. Garcia with LSO (Laredo Sheriff Office) received a call from a ranch owner stating that the Zetas had taken over his ranch. As per the 17 (reporting person) he informed them that they stated La Compania (area name for Zetas) was taking the ranch and no one was permitted on the ranch without permission. SO (Sheriff Office) will have an unmarked green Ford Taurus with two officers stationed at Los Compadres and a white Chevy Tahoe with two officers stationed at Mineral Rd. The LSO (Laredo Sheriff Office) will maintain surveillance in the area and advise if action is taken. Susp (suspect) Veh (vehicle) are described as a gray or silver Audi, a BLK (black) Escalade or Navigator and a van truck with a logo of a car wash spot free on the side. Border Patrol also has their response team on scene. Also known info of BMW’s and Corvettes entering and leaving the area. Auth LT Lichtenberger if assistance is requested LPD (Laredo Police Department) will secure the outer perimeter. (07/24/10 07:42:10 NR1873)”
Cartels have crossed the sovereign borders of the United States causing multiple agencies to respond and the end result was a media blackout. It’s well documented that media blackouts in Mexico are happening because the cartels are threatening reporters and news outlets with bodily harm. The question is why American law enforcement agencies are giving reporters the “We can neither confirm nor deny the incident happened line?”
It was a law enforcement officer on the scene that also confirmed the incident in fact happened and officers on the ground said they “considered this an act of war.”
The cover-up surrounding this story has reverberated throughout other federal law enforcement agencies. A recently retired ICE veteran, John Sakelarides had plenty to say about the latest U.S. incursion.
“What do you call an invasion by foreign nationals who are armed and occupy territory belonging to a sovereign nation? An act of war. If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it’s a duck. Anyone who is denying this is what has occurred and that it constitutes an act of war is either an idiot or is somehow involved in this act of war.”
He continues to say, “If they (those covering-up the story) are elected representatives or government officials and they are aware that an act of war has been perpetrated against the United States, and refuse to admit it has occurred, much less do anything about it, is violating their oath of office.”
The approximate location of the U.S. ranch taken by the Zetas was 10 miles northwest of I-35 off Mines Road and Minerales Annex Road.
The Los Zetas drug cartel is an offshoot of the elite Mexican military trained in special ops, many of whom were trained by the U.S. military. The mercenary organization is said to include members of corrupt Mexican Federales, politicians as well as drug traffickers. The group was once part of the Gulf cartel, but has splintered and now directly competes with the Gulf cartel for premium drug smuggling routes in the Texas region.
The leader of Los Zetas cartel is Heriberto “El Lazca” Lazcano and the Zetas are considered the most violent paramilitary group in Mexico by the DEA. These drug cartels routinely kidnap tourists, infiltrate local municipalities and smuggle large quantities of narcotics into the U.S. marketplace.
A media firestorm ensued after this reporter posted a story on Saturday July 24, 2010. Now that the story is corroborated, it will be up to local media to track down what events took place after the Zetas seized a U.S ranch.
Stay tuned for updates reports throughout the week.
For original story; http://www.examiner.com/x-10317-San-Diego-County-Political-Buzz-Examiner~y2010m7d24-Los-Zetas-drug-cartel-takes-control-2-US-ranches-in-Texas
Makes no sense. Why seize it when they can buy it?
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Question: Is this a hoax?
I received an email with lots of pics of weapons and uniforms seized in Mexico. Here is the cut & paste.
http://www.itnsource.com/shotlist/RTV/2010/05/13/RTV1188810/?v=0&a=1
Mexican soldiers discovered on Tuesday (May 11) a makeshift camp used by drug traffickers along a path in the municipality of Higueras in Nuevo Leon state where they seized a large weapons cache after a shootout that left at least one suspect dead.
The shootout happened in an area known as the Camino a la Laguna, just 500 meters from the main highway, some 55 kilometres north of Mexico’s industrial hub, Monterrey.
According to reports, close to 25 people who were working in the area escaped when the shootout started.
When the shootout ended, the soldiers moved in and discovered nine vehicles equipped with radios and military uniforms. Soldiers also seized a large weapons cache that included 130 long-range rifles, grenade launchers, at least one rocket launcher, a box of grenades and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.
NOTE: Nuevo Leon state borders, TX, not AZ, but this does not diminish the threat!