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March 10, 2008
They Are known as Los Zetas
They are one of the deadliest gangs working along the U.S.-Mexico border. They admit to causing terror in Mexico and say they're busy in America. They are known as Los Zetas.
Los Zetas are Ex- Army Special forces, regular troopers, police agents and common criminals who work for Osiel Cardenas in the drug trafficking business. Some have received special-forces training under the U.S. Army at the School of the Americas in Fort Benning, Georgia [1]. The members with military backgrounds can be considered mercenaries working for Mexican drug cartels. The name Zeta comes from a radio code used by the Mexican federal police to locate high-ranking battalion commanders.
By Michael Webster Investigative Reporter
Investigators say the feared bands of ex-military elite forces are operating in Texas and other parts of the United States unchecked. A team of rogue Mexican commandos blamed for hundreds of killings and kidnappings along the U.S.-Mexico border has carried out at least five drug-related slayings as far north as Dallas, a sign that the group is extending its deadly operations into U.S. cities, U.S. law enforcement officials say.
The men are known as the Zetas, former members of the Mexican army who defected to Mexico's so-called Gulf drug cartel in the late 1990s.
"These guys operate like a military well trained and with precision," said Arturo A. Fontes, an FBI special investigator for border violence based in Laredo, in south Texas. "They have their hands in everything and they have eyes and ears everywhere. I've seen how they work, and they're good at what they do. They're an impressive bunch of ruthless criminals."
Dallas and federal officials said that since late 2003 eight to 10 members of the Zetas have been operating in north Texas, maintaining a "shadowy existence" and sometimes hiring Texas criminal gangs, including the Mexican Mafia, M-13 and Texas Syndicate, for contract killings according to the Dallas police dept.. The Texas Syndicate is a prison gang that authorities blame for several murders nationwide.
It is also believed by some officials at the CIA that they may have Al-Qaeda and other terrorist connections and maybe helping them breach our borders.
The U.S.-Mexico border is becoming like a war zone states Texas sheriff's from El Paso, McAllen, Laredo.
The feds in El Paso alerted law enforcement throughout the country, warning them that Mexican commandos are now working for drug cartels.
Most Americans are shocked to learn where the commandos were trained.
A memo from the Justice Department warns that Mexican commandos were trained by U.S. forces, but switched sides. They are now using their deadly skills to work for the drug cartels often with the Mexican regular army.
A recent Intelligence Bulletin from ICE we obtained says the Zetas are responsible for hundreds of violent drug-related murders. It says they've executed journalists, murdered people in Dallas, El Paso, McAllen, Laredo, Tijuana and Juarez. They even detained two DEA agents and recently they've shot at Border Patrol agents, County sheriffs and the US National Guard. At the Texas and Arizona borders with Mexico agents are already seeing a major increase in murder and other violence.
Perfecting their commando training, Los Zetas are known to be extremely violent killers and have been blamed for an outbreak of violence along the Mexican border for several years now, with no real resistance from the US Government.
Federal agents stationed at the El Paso Criminal Intelligence Center told local law enforcement, "that Not only did they receive some early military training but they developed their own internal training as well increasing their violence far beyond their own original capabilities."
The normally busy streets and busy stores in El Paso, Nogales, Sonora and Laredo on both sides of the river have been less busy due to all the violence and threats. It’s reported that many shop keepers in all of those broader cities and others are scared. Many claim their business has really fallen off since the Los Zetas showed up. Most shop owners like Seth (does not want to use his last name) who fear retaliation say “it’s a direct result of drug wars and random shootings.” Seth says,” the tourists are simply afraid to come to our cities to shop.
U.S. Customs agents, US Boarder Patrol and county Sheriff’s all along the boarder from California to east Texas have been involved in shootouts with an enemy they had not seen before. According to one Texas sheriff’s deputy “ these guys are equipped with automatic weapons, 50 Cal machine guns, M-60’s, infrared technology body armor, Humvee’s and state-of-the-art communications, he said ,” it is a combination of Los Zetas and Mexican military.”
As the drug wars heat up and expand between the Gulf Cartel to the east and the Tijuana Cartel to the west, a Justice Department bulletin warns:
“The violence will spill over the Mexican border into the United States and law enforcement agencies in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and Southern California can expect to encounter Los Zetas in the coming months and years.”
The violence plaguing the border towns has led to dire warnings issued by the State Department saying that narco- traffickers are on the hunt for US citizens.
The military training comes in handy with the arms the Zetas carry, including 9mm weapons and infrared technology - all parts of an armory equivalent to an American SWAT team. Drug money pays for it all.
The Zeta arsenal could make the group attractive to other groups, like al-Qaeda or the Mara Salvatruchas.
According to one of there own jailed members during an interview with law enforcement said, “there are some of the Maras and al-Qaeda inside the organization”. The phenomenon of the Maras, is a violent Central American gang that originated in Los Angeles and has become a nightmare in the region. …
While the Zetas are a problem for Mexican police, they also claim to work with drug dealers in the United States. Their work includes cold-blooded killings. They told us they knew of a hit on two men outside a Rio Grande City restaurant, and the murder of two men watching a cock-fight in Starr County according to a TV report aired in Arizona.
Law enforcement including Sheriff’s, Police Chiefs and regular concerned citizens along the Mexican American border say the US Government is doing very little to support and protect our hundreds of miles of borders. And say the Zetas are operating with immunity and doing what ever they like without and repercussions. They want something done and right now it is already completely out of hand and is dangerous for there kids and everyone else. Business owners on both sides of the border and even law enforcement are reluctant to talk about the problem fearing retaliation from these thugs.
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Wild Thing's comment........
So what are we doing in our country to keep an eye on these people. It seems we just keep hearing about tallks behind closed doors for amnesty, and a fence that is not going to be built. We have two good men, Border Partol agents that did their job arrested and in prison. Chertoff saying he has a "gut feeling" more on coming in illegally, and a President and presidential candidates that have no plan either except to give in to the illegals. What a world amazing. The do nothing mentallity till it is too late.
There is a video HERE where two of the Zetas are interviewed.
Posted by Wild Thing at March 10, 2008 01:47 AM
Comments
They must be here picking fruits and vegetables, just like Bush says they are.
They don't have to worry though. Either McCain, Hilary, or BO will keep the border open for them.
Posted by: BobF at March 10, 2008 07:18 AM
Time for us so called "Redneck Americans" to start turning the tide by shooting them, one by one as they come across the border or into our towns.
Heck, if the government ain't going to do anything about it, then we HAVE to.
We have to protect our families by tending our flocks and fighting off the wolves at the door.
It's our duty.
Posted by: Lynn at March 10, 2008 10:24 AM
It is criminal what Pres. Bush has not done in seven years to secure our borders. His absolute trust of Vincente Fox led to the training of these Zetas by our military.
The three presidential candidates appear to be as bad or worse in their attitude toward border security. What I fear is that as the violence increases in the US, the next president and Congress will use it as an excuse to restrict our freedoms, as in gun restrictions for one example.
Posted by: TomR at March 10, 2008 12:25 PM
They are patrolling that large border between Canada and Mexico, the promised land, formerly known as the United States.
Posted by: Jack at March 10, 2008 01:08 PM
These undocumented pharmaceutical facilitators are doing jobs that Americans are unwilling to do. President Bush and the three Senators running for President are so blinded by their own incompetence to secure our borders that they refuse to see what is really going on.
In another universe, a democratic free press would carry this story on it's front page day after day until the White House and Congress were shamed into acting.
Posted by: Les at March 10, 2008 02:07 PM
Glen Beck did a 2 or 3 part series on this about the Zetas and all the drug gangs. He even had a local Congressman on from that district, from the new Loredo area and of course the Congressman was Mexican and just about called Beck a liar on the show. The problem is a local Sheriff and two deputies strongly disputed what the Congressman said, and agreed with Beck.
Even local state legislators are powerless to do anything about it. In New Loredo along there have been 80 some kidnappings and no one has lifted a finger to do a thing about it. A lot of them have turned up dead and some have just disappeared.
It is so bad the people who Glenn did interview were in disguise or wouldn't make a public appearance.
The all powerful American Main Stream Media won't touch this place, even the press disappears.
And Bush locked up our border agents for doing their job.
As mentioned by Les, the Three 'Dummys' running for President are just as bad, they want the Illegal vote but won't or just flat don't care about the real citizens or what we want.
Supposedly, 'we the People' sent these ignorant morons a message that we are fed up and won't take it any more and they proceed as if we were mutes and couldn't talk at all.
I don't know what is left to do except as Tom says, buy ammo.
I am sick and tired of being told that because I'm white and worked all my life for what I have, that, I, somehow won 'Lifes' Lottery,' and have it made, well thank you very much but I busted my Ass getting what I do have, as everybody else here has too. And no liberal son of a bitch is going to take it away. At least, not with out a one hell of a fight.
Posted by: Mark at March 10, 2008 07:21 PM
Bob, yes, no one running for President has any intention of taking care of this mess. I honestly believe with all my heart they do not care about the crimes these people commit on Ameicans.
Posted by: Wild Thing at March 10, 2008 11:40 PM
Lynn, yes, I am glad we can find out about this stuff, so we can be prepared. If we reliled on the news at night I know I wouldn't know about it.
Posted by: Wild Thing at March 10, 2008 11:44 PM
Tom, what you said could happen and with the leaders we have they wouldn't think twice about it.
Posted by: Wild Thing at March 10, 2008 11:47 PM
Jack that would be a good sign to show just how true this could be.
Posted by: Wild Thing at March 10, 2008 11:50 PM
Les, your right about the press, times sure have changed.
Posted by: Wild Thing at March 10, 2008 11:52 PM
Mark thank you so much for sharing that about the Glenn Beck show.
I remember the illegals that hung out in Malibu,Calilf. they had lots of knives and had them sown into their jackets. They would open their jackets as they walked by just to say look what I have so be careful Very scary.
Posted by: Wild Thing at March 10, 2008 11:56 PM
