Welcome to Rainbow City Alabama


 

rainbowcity.org keyword stats



Most current MSN search phrases:

alabama four wheeler laws  

Major Mexican Cartels are Joining Forces to Battle the Mexican Army

by Michael Webster: Investigative Reporter.smuggled into the United States; more illicit
Sunday  May  18,  2008  3:00  PM  PSTdrugs are seized along the Southwest Border
than in any other arrival zone. Mexican DTOs
Âhave developed sophisticated and expansive
drug transportation networks extending from
Mexican drug cartels angered by a nationwidethe Southwest Border to all regions of the
military crackdown on their drug and otherUnited States. They smuggle significant
criminal actives are striking back. Thisquantities of illicit drugs through and
powerful group of organized criminals andbetween ports of entry (POEs) along the
their alliance, also known as the Federation,Southwest Border and store them in
is a cooperating group of the major Mexicancommunities throughout the region. Most of
drug trafficking organizations (DTOs) alsothe region's principal metropolitan areas,
known as Mexican drug cartels and theirincluding Dallas, El Paso, Houston, Los
Para-military units and gangs that shareAngeles, Phoenix, San Antonio, Tucson and San
resources such as smuggling drug, human andDiego, are significant storage locations as
terrorist transportation routes both inwell as regional and national transportation
Mexico and on into the United states, moneyand distribution centers. Mexican DTOs and
laundering trained paramilitary personal andcriminal gangs transport drug shipments from
warring  equipment.these locations to destinations throughout
the  country.
The Alliance was formed originally to counter
the powerful Gulf Cartel. DEA agent said. ButHomeland Security points out that the threat
now with the Mexican army operating alongposed to the nation by Mexican DTOs that
their trafficking routes its having aoperate in Mexico and the Southwest Border
negative effect on their business and costingRegion extends well beyond drug trafficking
them billions. According to Mexican drugto other criminal activities, including
enforcement agents who want to remainborder violence, firearms trafficking, Â
anonymous.alien  and  terrorist  smuggling.
This dangerous alliance now coming togetherViolence is often associated with drug
includes organizations headed by some of thetrafficking along the border; however, law
most feared Mexican drug cartel leaders inenforcement officials have noted a
the country. These organizations togethersignificant escalation in the level of
will have the manpower and money to wage aviolence since the first of the year. Much of
real war with the Mexican government headedthe violence occurring along the Southwest
by Mexican President Felipe de Jesus CALDERONBorder has been a result of conflict between
Hinojosa. This alliance will now have accessthe Gulf Cartel and the cartels opposing each
to, RPG's, machine guns, bazookas, and aother. Since Calderon's ordering Mexican
whole variety of other cutting edge militarytroops to battle the cartels, drug-related
arms as weaponry and communications equipmentviolence is on an increase and reportedly is
far more advanced than those of the Mexicanshifting somewhat from the Mexican interior
army.states to the states bordering the U.S.
According to recent law enforcement and open
Ever since the war began, Presidentsource reporting indicates that
Calderón has continually appealed tocartel-related violence is still prevalent in
the United States for support. He is quoteda few Mexican cities such as Manzanillo,
as saying "I think the American governmentMonterrey  and  others.
must do its part in this terrible battle" and
has made several appeals to U.S. PresidentThe escalation of drug-related violence
George W. Bush directly for aid against theoccurring along the border among DTOs
drug cartels. Click or Google: Meridaincreasingly involves DTO use of violent
Initiative  Will  It  Work?paramilitary enforcement groups. Mexican DTOs
use such groups to protect operations and
On October 22, 2007, Bush pledged US$1.4drug shipments as well as to target members
billion in funding to Mexico to aid in theof rival drug cartels and law enforcement
drug war. Additionally, it was agreed thatofficers. Los Zetas, the enforcement arm of
the United States would supply Mexico withthe Gulf Cartel, may be the most
logistical assistance and equipment, trainingtechnologically advanced, sophisticated, and
for its military and police forces, a numberviolent of these paramilitary enforcement
of U.S. Military helicopters, and X-raygroups. Some Los Zetas members are former
machines. However, the assistance package didMexican Special Forces soldiers and maintain
not include any U.S. troops, and directexpertise in the use of heavy weaponry,
military involvement is largely opposed byspecialized military tactics, sophisticated
the citizenry of both nations. But during acommunications equipment, intelligence
recent closed door emergency meeting of highcollection, and countersurveillance
level Mexican government officials of thetechniques. Click on or Google: They're known
Mexican National Security Cabinet it wasas  "Los  Zetas
openly discussed and many were calling for
Calderon to ask for U.S. troops and more U.S.Even before the armies arrival much of the
training of Mexican soldiers and police.violence attributed to conflicts over control
Click or Google: Mexico's National Securityof smuggling routes has remained in Mexico,
Cabinet expected to declare a state ofsome has spilled into the United States.
emergencyMurders and kidnappings linked to Mexican
DTOs as well as assaults against U.S. law
The drug cartel alliance is believed to nowenforcement officers are becoming
include: Juárez, Sinaloa, Los Negros,increasingly common along the Southwest
Tijuana, Gulf, (Los Zetas), Guadalajara,Border. Violence directed at law enforcement
Sonora, and Colima drug cartels. And otherofficers along the Southwest Border,
cartels  are  being  invited  to  join.primarily U.S. Border Patrol agents, often is
intended to deter agents from seizing illicit
The board of directors of this alliance aredrug shipments or as a diversion during drug
believed the heads of the member cartels:smuggling operations. In addition,
Juan José Esparragosa-Moreno,drug-related violence has expanded from
Joaquín Guzmán-Loera, CarrilloTijuana, Baja California Norte; Ciudad
family,Arellano Félix brothers, IsmaelJuárez, Chihuahua; and Nuevo Laredo,
Zambada-García, , Arturo and HectorTamaulipas, into other geographic areas along
Beltrán-Leyva, Edgar Valdez-Villareal,the border, including Agua Prieta and
Armando Valencia-Cornelio, and IgnazioCananea, Sonora, and Palomas, Chihuahua.
Coronel-Villareal.  And  unknown  others.American kidnappings, and hostage situations
attributed to this conflict are increasing,
Âparticularly in Dallas, El Paso, Tucson,
Phoenix, San Diego and other U.S. border
Even though some of the police chief's andcities and towns. Click or Google: Americans
sheriff's of U.S. Cities and County'sBeing  Kidnapped,  Held  and killed in Mexico
bordering Mexico say publicly they are not
very concerned and claim they are wellSources:
prepared for any type of event that may spill
over into their communities. Even theyDEA
recognize that the Southwest Border Region is
the most significant national-level storage,Mexican  Federal  Police
transportation, and transshipment area for
illicit drug shipments that are destined forMexican  Officials
drug markets throughout the United States.
The DEA reports that the region is theJuarez, Palomas, Tijuana and Mexico City
principal arrival zone for most drugspolice Dept's.



1 A B C D E F 85 86 87 88 89 90 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134