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2010-07-24 Caribbean-Latin America

(Unconfirmed) Two Ranches In Laredo, TX, Taken Over By Los Zetas

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Posted by Anonymoose 2010-07-24 12:03|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Zero has been sitting on the "immigration" issue for some time. Waiting for the crisis to build to the point that people felt that only new legislature could fix it, no matter how ~~amnesty-riddled~~ ~~stupid~~ what it contained.

There ya go, Barry. People are going to be so happy that thugs like these are forcing our agenda and getting amnesty.

Posted by gorb 2010-07-24 14:19|| 2010-07-24 14:19|| Front Page Top

#2 send in some hellfires, although Dear Leader has no backbone maybe this will show the cartels that our military does.

Posted by chris 2010-07-24 16:22|| 2010-07-24 16:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Border patrol can't be sure they are Mexicans because they aren't allowed to "check their papers". I imagine so far it is just a "trespassing" complaint.

Posted by crosspatch 2010-07-24 17:15|| 2010-07-24 17:15|| Front Page Top

#4 If these are typical Los Zetas, it is anyone's guess how they are armed. M60 MG, M16 and M203 rifles, with 40mm grenades, frag grenades, sniper rifles, RPGs, protective vests and helmets. Some of them also have SWAT training from the US Army.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-07-24 17:24|| 2010-07-24 17:24|| Front Page Top

#5 Los Zetas w/ weapons

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-07-24 17:25|| 2010-07-24 17:25|| Front Page Top

#6 Link no longer works. But I saw the pics. About a dozen rough looking guys with enough equipment to cover the floor of a garage. And it looked like useful equipment, too.

Posted by gorb 2010-07-24 18:33|| 2010-07-24 18:33|| Front Page Top

#7 We linked to your post and will be keeping up with the details. All I can say is they will get their butts kicked if we can get at'em before Big Zero comes along to mess up the picture.

The W-Bar-E

Posted by TEX 2010-07-24 18:41|| 2010-07-24 18:41|| Front Page Top

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Posted by hunterkiller 2010-07-24 19:14|| 2010-07-24 19:14|| Front Page Top

#9 It was reported as "unconfirmed". Gee, just what does that mean there hunter killer? Go away you fuckwad and back to the POS life you lead. Exactly what does this hunter killer name mean anyway? Must be that your some web hero wanna be. Other wise you would have been more than happy to dispell the report, which I am glad is not true. We would have thanked you and deleated the post. But instead you throw insults. Have you med Fred, Me, or anyone else on this site??? I'm certain the answer is no, so to jump up and say what you did reveals your bigoted self centered attitude. We here at the Burg welcome all. While you would rather see this site shut down. Go back to your hate filled world and leave us alone. GFY

Posted by 49 Pan 2010-07-24 19:48|| 2010-07-24 19:48|| Front Page Top

#10 The guy at Digger Realm stands by the story, saying it may be because of a "top down" news blackout.

The Texas investigator Joe Baeza has come up on Rantburg news reports, from the bust of a truck carrying a large number of in-the-box AK-47s in Laredo, Texas last month.

We didn't hear much about that event either as far as charges are concerned, so it seems to be the "news blackout" charge has some validity, at the moment.

Posted by badanov 2010-07-24 19:59|| 2010-07-24 19:59|| Front Page Top

#11 The guy over at The W-Bar-E (link a couple comments up) has updated that this is confirmed by a 2nd contact in law enforcement.

Posted by abu do you love 2010-07-24 20:17|| 2010-07-24 20:17|| Front Page Top

#12 A different report now has the Laredo PD "officially" denying anything. Kind of a "no comment, and don't quote me."

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-07-24 20:26|| 2010-07-24 20:26|| Front Page Top

#13 Wow. HK? Get help

Posted by Frank G 2010-07-24 20:34|| 2010-07-24 20:34|| Front Page Top

#14 No, Texas has not been invaded.

Officials know nothing of rumored Zeta standoff on Mines Road

Posted by tu3031 2010-07-24 20:56|| 2010-07-24 20:56|| Front Page Top

#15 There's prolly not an invasion, but keep this in mind about "credibility" Confederate Yankee is talking about.

The shootout in Nuevo Laredo didn't happen Thursday; it's been ongoing since Monday and the only news anyone had about it was through Twitter and Facebook and that was the local government only telling local to stay indoors. Not even the Texas newspapers had this news until the battle was basically over Thursday night.

No one knows what is really going on in that area because the Mexican newspapers in Nuevo Laredo are less than worthless in reporting gang and drug news. The news outlet on the US side are really not much better.

The only news we got in that four day period was local law enforcement telling reporters they were hearing shots from across the border.

Thanks for the 411, fellas.

I agree were this an invasion Los Zetas would have by now punctuated their arrival with a few dead bodies, but having said that, there is a of of misinformation flowing about both on and off the internet about this area.

Posted by badanov 2010-07-24 21:44|| 2010-07-24 21:44|| Front Page Top

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