Posted on 02/07/2009 4:23:45 PM PST by restornu
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican drug gangs near the U.S. border are breaking into police radio frequencies to issue chilling death threats to cops which they then carry out, demoralizing security forces in a worsening drug war.
"You're next, bastard ... We're going to get you," an unidentified drug gang member said over the police radio in the city of Tijuana after naming a policeman.
The man also threatened a second cop by name and played foot-stomping "narcocorrido" music, popular with drug cartels, over the airwaves.
"No one can help them," an officer named Jorge said of his threatened colleagues as he heard the threats in his patrol car.
Sure enough, two hours later the dead bodies of the two named policemen were found dumped on the edge of the city, their hands tied and bullet wounds in their heads.
Cartels killed some 530 police in Mexico last year, some of them corrupt officers who were working for rival gangs. Others were killed in shoot-outs or murdered for working against the gangs or refusing to turn a blind eye to drug shipments.
"These death threats are part of the psychological warfare that organized crime is using against officers," said Tijuana police chief Gustavo Huerta.
"Before, the gangs began infiltrating the radio after a police execution, which was bad enough, but now
Some gangs sarcastically offer their "condolences" over the air after an execution, broadcasting messages like: "We are so sorry
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Would it affect prices of drugs. Drugs made here wouldn’t that squeezed the market out of Mexico?
“But we Texans are going to have to tank up our efforts and control the border ourselves, because the government is sure not going to.”
I hate to break it to you, but South Texas is lost. I am a military guy stationed in Corpus Christi. This place is as scary as I have ever seen it. I was in Walmart today and it was like i was in Mexico City. I was the only English speaker in there at noon that I could see or hear. Everyone greets each other in Spanish, whether it be the old lady at the door or the cashier. The schools are horrible, the property taxes are insane and the crime keeps climbing. Sad, but I can’t wait to leave.
If drugs were legalized there would be no big profits for the Mexican gangs to fight over.
There is a valuable lesson here with GWB and Shwarzennaggar. Old Sicilian saying - “the type of man you become depends on the woman you marry”. GWB is married to a TexMex woman and her viewpoints/family/ethnic connections will influence his thinking. Look at Gov Shwarzennaggar. Seen that happen to many friends of mine. Smart guys with full potential marries a wife with limited outlook and thinking, and the guy must give up his dreams or divorce the wife.
I’m guessing it’s the other way around, they kill them first then give the warning. JMO.
From Glenn Beck’s Fox show earkier this week, he reported that the reason we do not hear a lot about the Mexican violence is that Mexican journalists who take pictures of the dead and cover the stories on TV and in print, are being murdered.
The Mexican gangs are killing the Mexican news reporters, which is keeping a lot of the graphic pictures and stories out of the media. Yes there is some reporting, but not nearly the amount needed to display the full extent of the violence.
Bush had 8 years to close the borders. Obama certainly will not close them. Heck, he’ll probably tear down what fencing is at the Mexican border. It’s hurting the feelings of the Mexicans.
And the lefties wonder why we want the bored sealed up like a drum. Mexico is in pure chaos, and the drug dealers are in charge.
Time to declare all out economic war, by legalizing, and, promoting personal cultivation.
These F’s only supply the poison Americans smoke and inject!
How utterly stupid!
These bastards are ALWAYS going to be murderers and they will ALWAYS try to control commerce with violence.
The answer is to pursue these people by monitoring their lavish lifestyles, catching them by surprise and shooting them down like rabid dogs with no warning.
The authorities have to make the killing of these criminals so widespread and thorough it takes the fun out of it.
These people should not just be stopped from smuggling drugs, they should be made to cease breathing.
If it takes a full armored division sweeping into the border towns, SO BE IT.
A transmitter hunt with live quarry. In the late 70's the winner was the person with the lowest minutes + odometer sum when the transmitter was located. The starting point was the south parking lot at Sears in Chula Vista. The boundaries were the San Diego County line. Meet at 4:30 PM. Transmitter on at 5 PM. The advent of the DOPScan turned it into a road race.
Obama is moving as fast as possible to destroy the county. Opening the border is a no brainer on that account. Of course, Obama IS a no brainer.
My guess is that a few predators with phase-sensitive RF equipment aboard could DF the signal in a few seconds, if that. And send a Hellfire or two. But, as I said, my preferred strategy is to end the War On (some) Drugs. Although, these are odious people enough that maybe we could do both.
Lots of people would grow their own. The cartels would collapse.
I can only imagine. It’s been a long time since I was down there. But...it’s the same in North Texas also. I don’t go to the Walmart in Irving because of the very same reason. 30-40 years ago, Irving was the best place to live but not anymore. They have turned it into another Mexico. My daughter-in-law’s best friend’s husband is station there too, and she hates it. WalMart needs to have ICE come in and check things out....but they won’t.
Much to Obambi’s delight.
What has been the result of criminalization?
Has the market gotten smaller?
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