The Bottom Line in all of this folks is EXACTLY what the author states: They (The US Govt.) would rather see Americans die at the hands of Islamic jihadis than be politically incorrect. Take Charge of your Own Security Now! -SF But remember: building a wall is racist. Judicial Watch reported Wednesday that police…
Category: The Drug War & The Border
Cartel Corner #85: El Chapo’s Prison Guard Found Dead And No One Is Fessing Up
A soldier assigned to guard the northern Mexican jail currently holding Sinaloa cartel chief Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán was found dead last week, with signs of torture, and it’s not clear who’s responsible for his killing. The body of Jorge Mauricio Melendez Herrera, 20, was discovered on Friday in an unpopulated area in western Ciudad Juarez. He…
Examining Terrorist Tactics: Brazilian Smuggling Ring Responsible for Helping Middle Eastern Illegals Cross Southern Border
A Brazilian-based smuggling network has been helping illegal immigrants from the Middle East cross the Southern border — and in one case, an Afghan man was found to be part of a terrorist plot in North America, the Washington Times reported Thursday evening. The network has helped smuggle at least a dozen Middle Eastern men…
Cartel Corner #83: Acapulco Turned Into “Gurrero’s Iraq” By Drug Cartels
The idyllic Pacific coast town of Acapulco in Mexico’s Guerrero state once welcomed Hollywood stars and honeymooners, but the city has suffered a wave of bloody violence in recent years, as cartels and criminal groups battle for control. Since 2012, Acapulco, which has been called “Guerrero’s Iraq,” has been the most violent city in Mexico,…
Cartel Corner #82: Facebook Equals “KillBook” With Salvadoran Gangs
Just one more reason to dump social media. These gangs are moving North by the hundreds and bringing their skill-sets with them. -SF Teens hoping to escape the pressure of gang recruitment in El Salvador by fleeing to the US might breathe a sigh of relief when they cross the border. Their solace is often…
Border Security Update: Somali Man Tries to Run Over Border Patrol in AZ
Why is a Somali citizen trying to cross into the U.S. from Mexico in the first place? “In April, investigators say Ahmed Elni Abdalla drove up to a checkpoint near Amado, AZ. When agents approached Abdalla’s car, he drove through the stop sign and tried to get away at a ‘high rate of speed.’” Once…
Border Security: Deportation Raids ARE NOT Stopping Families From Entering the U.S. Illegally
With bags on her shoulders and her four-year-old daughter in her arms, a 25-year-old single mother named Amanda fled her village in El Salvador without saying goodbye to her parents or siblings. She was focused on just one thing: survival. “I owned a store, and gang members made me pay them $200 of what I…
Cartel Corner #80: Infiltrating the Dope Game
Anti-drug agents are usually extremely cautious about spilling the beans on their secret world, which lies somewhere between espionage, police work and battlefield. But here’s a rare inside look, offered by a veteran of the drug war. Mike Vigil, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s former chief of international operations, served more than three decades in the agency,…
Cartel Corner#79: Oil Pipeline Theft By Drug Cartels On the Rise
Pipeline theft in Mexico rose 52% in 2015, according to an Associated Press report. The spike came after a43.7% annual increase in 2014, according to asustainability report by Pemex, Mexico’s state-owned oil company. And while the northeast section of the country — the site of competition between the vicious Zetas and Gulf cartels — was…
Cartel Corner #78: The Rise of Mexican Black Tar Heroin
As the rate of opioid addiction has surged in the United States, Mexico has become the world’s third-largest producer of opium used to process heroin. Mexican cartels are now the primary suppliers of the drug to the US, producing a crude and unrefined form known as black tar. VICE News travels to the fertile mountains…