Author: hpopehpope Date: Aug 2, 2008 02:30
On Aug 1, 3:58Â pm, Don Gabacho nettaxi.com> wrote:
> MEXICO'S DRUG CARTEL MOVES TO U.S.: Atlanta a hub for East Coast
> Violence is following, but to a lesser extent
>
> By Jeremy Schwartz
> Cox International Correspondent
> Published on: 08/01/08
>
> Mexico City —- A series of drug-related kidnappings in Gwinnett County
> is part of the emergence locally of what federal authorities say is a
> problem of national scope: powerful Mexican drug cartels whose tactics
> have been honed in years of bloody conflicts in their home country.
>
> They say the cartels operate in dozens of U.S. cities, including metro
> Atlanta, and are moving to consolidate their control of the entire
> supply chain of illegal drugs.
>
> The Justice Department says that in the Atlanta area, Mexican
> trafficking organizations already control the lucrative
> methamphetamine trade, with the arrival of purer Mexican ice ...
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