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Monday, April 01, 2013

AP IMPACT: Cartels Dispatch Agents Deep Inside US

Mexican drug cartels whose operatives once rarely ventured beyond the U.S. border are dispatching some of their most trusted agents to live and work deep inside the United States -- an emboldened presence that experts believe is meant to tighten their grip on the world's most lucrative narcotics market and maximize profits.

If left unchecked, authorities say, the cartels' move into the American interior could render the syndicates harder than ever to dislodge and pave the way for them to expand into other criminal enterprises such as prostitution, kidnapping-and-extortion rackets and money laundering.

Cartel activity in the U.S. is certainly not new. Starting in the 1990s, the ruthless syndicates became the nation's No. 1 supplier of illegal drugs, using unaffiliated middlemen to smuggle cocaine, marijuana and heroin beyond the border or even to grow pot here.

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

The President says the border is secure.
12 million illegals tell me otherwise.
Why is it liberals accept breaking the law?

Anonymous said...

This and the big pharma the sole reason drugs are not legal....legilization destroys these criminals..but since politicians depends on the skim it may never happen.drug war just another useless gov waste

Anonymous said...

Goverment could care less if they thrive in America. And by cartel they must mean the cia. Drugs = big money for uncle Sam.

Anonymous said...

Thank goodness we armed them! Good thing, if they come to MD, they will run by the State Police office and register their weapons.

Anonymous said...

They come across the border regularly and have been for some time. They have established gangs such as MS-13, Nortenos, Surenos, La Nuestra Familia. They are here but they lay low so they can take care of their business. Secure the borders. Kick out the illegals.