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| Texas law enforcement warned about upcoming cartel battle in Mexico |
| 2010-05-13 |
| State authorities are warning local law enforcement agencies along the Texas-Mexico border to be vigilant this weekend for a possible outbreak of violence in Mexico. An intelligence bulletin issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety refers to a Spanish-language flier placed on a vehicle in Brownsville last week, which states: “May 15-17 would be one of the most violent weekends in all Mexico history,' as two rival gangs allegedly plan to battle. The bulletin was e-mailed to several Brownsville Herald reporters and was authenticated. Brownsville Police Chief Carlos Garcia said DPS officials e-mailed him a copy of the bulletin over the weekend and that his department is taking it seriously. Claims such as the one in the bulletin are nothing new, Garcia said, but his department is taking necessary precautions in the event something occurs. “We have to take it seriously, but in turn we don't want to cause chaos and don't want people to get alarmed about this,' Garcia said. “Most of these things are not going to happen on this side of the border.' Although the Spanish-language flier urges the public to remain calm, it also states individuals should restrain from wearing dark-colored clothing since the “gunmen will be wearing black during the weekend for identification purposes.' Authorities said there is no way to confirm the validity of the flier's message, but because of ongoing violence across the border, they are encouraging all law enforcement to exercise extreme caution both on and off duty. A source with firsthand knowledge of recent violent events in Mexico said criminal organizations like the Gulf Cartel and the Zetas — northeast Mexico's two dominant and once-allied drug cartels — don't issue warnings before striking. “They'll place banners saying they are going after so-and-so, but they never give a date and a place,' he said. “Currently those two organizations are engaged in the area of San Fernando, fighting over the highway, and in the (Miguel Alemán-Camargo area)… They are not going to have any large fights in Matamoros in the near future. It doesn't make sense — Matamoros is a stronghold of the Gulf Cartel and it's probably where they would make their stand if they were on the losing side. The information we have is that this is not the case.' |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #2 Mine the bridges, just in case. |
| Posted by: mojo 2010-05-13 16:14 |
| #1 Possible collateral damage is the down side to these thugs killing each other off. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-05-13 09:43 |