Posted on 01/03/2010 8:19:21 AM PST by AtlasStalled
As one federal intelligence agent put it, the Gulf Cartel has grown so quickly that it stands apart from other Mexican gangs and has clearly graduated from door-greeter to superstore-owner, with its territory the swath of Texas border stretching from the Gulf of Mexico westward to Big Bend. The cartel pumps dope through pipelines connecting Latin America to Houston, and on to Atlanta, Chicago, Miami, New York and elsewhere. And when drugs are being smoked, snorted or swallowed here, the Drug Enforcement Administration contends they have been sifted through the cartel's fingers. "I don't care where cocaine is in Houston, the Gulf Cartel owned it, touched it or got a cut from it — without question," said Wendell Campbell, spokesman for the DEA's Houston Field Division. "Without question." * * * Besides transporting cocaine across Mexico for the Colombians, Mexican syndicates took over smuggling and U.S. street-level distribution. According to a 2009 Justice Department report, "National Drug Threat Assessment," Mexico's major cartels now have a presence in at least 230 U.S. cities, from Kalamazoo, Mich., to Dodge City, Kan. * * * Houston offers the cartel everything it needs: a major highway system, proximity to Mexico, a massive population with accomplices primed to pump drugs farther into the United States. Law enforcement authorities say the city is home to hundreds of stash houses for weapons, money and drugs. The cartel has brought with it murders, kidnapping and other crimes, as well as the collateral damage caused by drug use.
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A nation of addicts would be better with legalization of drugs to at least defund the criminals.
Notice they don’t even mention the human slave trade that has it’s base in Houston.
Luv that Sanctuary City status.///SSSS
“compassionate conservatism” helped.
You are correct. Make drugs legal. Let people have the freedom to make the choices they see fit, make them live with the results of their actions. Take money away from criminals.
You are correct. The “War on Drugs” cannot be won as long as there is a demand.
Seal the Mexican border, abrogate NAFTA, deport the illegals, execute the Mexican drug pimps.....anything less and you are supporting the Mexican drug cartels.
Ping!
If you want on, or off this S. Texas/Mexico ping list, please FReepMail me.
Bill White for Gov.
You betcha!
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