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Showing posts with label the cartels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the cartels. Show all posts
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Border Patrol bust drug smugglers, Brownsville
by Daisy Martinez
*EDIT*
More than 700 pounds of marijuana is off the streets after Border Patrol agents busted a group of drug smugglers along the Rio Grande in a remote area of Brownsville.
Border Patrols agents "It all happened off Flor de Mayo Road on Brownsville's northwest side shortly after 11 a.m. Tuesday."
Full details were not immediately available but Border Patrols agents said they came across a group of drug smugglers along the Rio Grande in that area.
Border Patrol agents said they found 700 pounds of marijuana and a truck that had been stolen in Pharr.
Located off U.S. Highway 281 and along the Rio Grande, the Flor de Mayo neighborhood is a well-documented crossing point for illegal drugs.
*EDIT*
More than 700 pounds of marijuana is off the streets after Border Patrol agents busted a group of drug smugglers along the Rio Grande in a remote area of Brownsville.Border Patrols agents "It all happened off Flor de Mayo Road on Brownsville's northwest side shortly after 11 a.m. Tuesday."
Full details were not immediately available but Border Patrols agents said they came across a group of drug smugglers along the Rio Grande in that area.
Border Patrol agents said they found 700 pounds of marijuana and a truck that had been stolen in Pharr.
Located off U.S. Highway 281 and along the Rio Grande, the Flor de Mayo neighborhood is a well-documented crossing point for illegal drugs.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Vicente Carrillo Fuentes Organization The Juarez Cartel
The Vicente Carrillo Fuentes organization, also known as the Juarez cartel, is based out of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, across the border from El Paso, Texas. It also has a presence in much of northern Chihuahua state and parts of Nuevo Leon and Sonora states.The cartel is led by Vicente Carrillo Fuentes, brother of original leader Amado Carrillo. Believed to be second-in-command is his nephew, Vicente Carrillo Leyva.
The Juarez cartel has had a long-standing alliance with the Beltran Leyva brothers, based on family and business ties. This past year, however, Carrillo Fuentes has turned to Los Zetas to aid in the defense of Juarez.
Over the past year, the Juarez cartel has been locked in a vicious battle with its former partner, the Sinaloa cartel, for control of Juarez. The fighting between them has left more than 2,000 dead in Chihuahua state so far this year.
