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Los Zetas Looks To U.S. Prisons, Street Gangs
2013-07-11
Posted by:trailing wife

#6  Another reason to SECURE THE F*CKING BORDER!
Posted by: Barbara   2013-07-11 19:50  

#5  Mexico Prison Break possible
Posted by: Unaiting Hupique7846   2013-07-11 19:44  

#4  Mexico Prison Break possible
Posted by: Unaiting Hupique7846   2013-07-11 19:44  

#3  Ha! Hanging from bridge; not brides.
Posted by: JohnQC   2013-07-11 15:29  

#2  Known for mounting the severed heads of its rivals on poles or hanging their dismembered bodies from bridgesÂ…

The FBI says there are now 1.4 million gang members involved in the 33,000 different gangs that are active inside the United States. The number of gang members in the U.S. has increased by 40 percent since 2009.

Gangs.

1. There are plenty of gangs in the U.S. for Los Zetas to approach. Many may not be friendly and would view Los Zetas as rivals and threats to turf.
2. Doubt that U.S. citizens will tolerate many heads on pikes or dismembered bodies hanging from brides before something is done about it.
3. If the feds share info with cities' police forces, many cities have able anti-gang and terrorism units. We didn't see this kind of info-sharing prior to the Boston bombings.
4. If DOJ aggressively enforces RICO and anti-gang laws, these laws can put a crimp in gang activity. One shouldn't get too excited, however, since officials in Mexico are still being killed with Fast and Furious weapons.
Posted by: JohnQC   2013-07-11 15:28  

#1  The bulletin says the FBI had “moderate confidence” that Los Zetas likely will pose a higher national security threat to the U.S., based on “demonstrated capabilities for violence, their recent killings of U.S. citizens, increased kidnappings of U.S. citizens on both sides of the border, and their continued participation in the U.S. drug trade.”

According to the FBI, Los Zetas:

• Made contact with the Texas Mexican Mafia prison gang and tasked its members to collect debts, carry out hits and traffic drugs into and through Laredo, Texas.

• Tried to recruit U.S. gang members in Houston to join Los Zetas’ war against the Gulf Cartel on both sides of the border.

• Was buying AK-47 semi-automatic assault rifles from the Tango Blast, a Houston-based street gang.

• Had contacted the McAllen, Texas-based Los Piojos drug gang to purchase vehicles for Los Zetas members through thefts, carjackings and auto auctions in Texas.

Have actually seen a young hispanic girl in a piece of crap old white station wagen, pull up to a drive through window at a bank in Texas, withdraw $100,000.00 in cash, then head South for the border. So much for border security, so much for Homeland Security. Cash is king and corruption is rampant regarding this crap.
Posted by: Omavimble Stalin3583   2013-07-11 01:08  

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