Good News of Arrests in the US of Cartel Members

676 arrested, tons of drugs seized in U.S. bust of Mexican cartels

By the CNN Wire Staff
February 26, 2011

(CNN) -- U.S. law enforcement seized thousands of pounds of drugs and arrested hundreds of people in a synchronized bust targeting Mexican drug cartels and their associates, federal authorities said Friday.

The sweep involved several local, state and federal agencies, including the Drug Enforcement Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to a statement from that organization.

Together, they arrested 676 people and seized more than $12 million, 282 weapons and 94 vehicles around the United States. In addition, nearly 40,000 pounds of marijuana, 467 kilograms of cocaine, 64 pounds of methamphetamine and 21 pounds of heroin were captured in the operation, the statement said.

John Morton, the immigration and customs agency's director, said the effort showed what U.S. law enforcement could do when working together on the issue, while stressing that its work wasn't complete.

"Through our continued coordination and cooperation with Mexican law enforcement, ICE agents and officers will strike at the very heart of these organizations by seizing the drugs, guns and money that fuel their criminal enterprises," Morton said.
The joint operation began Wednesday, roughly a week and a half after immigrations and customs' agent Jaime Zapata was ambushed on a highway while working in Mexico.

Drug Enforcement Administration spokesman Michael Sanders said the agencies are trying to send a message to cartel operatives in the United States. He described most of the targets as mid- to high-level dealers, the type who have day jobs but work in cells that distribute drugs and return drug money to Mexico.

A Houston police officer was shot Thursday as he tried to serve a narcotics warrant while taking part in the sweep. Officers returned fire, striking the suspect. The suspect's condition was unknown, police spokesman Kese Smith said.

Houston police officer Nash Patel was struck in the elbow and lower backside but was in good condition at the hospital, Smith said.

The people arrested this week belong to several cartels, Sanders said. The cells tend to be small and work in an isolated fashion, so it's possible that multiple cells from the same cartel may operate in the same city without knowing each other.

Those arrested could face federal drug charges or various state charges, depending on the evidence collected.

The US Government should sell all that Pot to folks in Holland & Canada ( he he he ) to help pay their enforcement costs

As for the Cartels... it sure would take the " wind outta their sails " if they would only legalize the stuff... only thing left for them to profit by would have been the Coke & That Draino Shit!!

Good news for the corruption-makers and prohibitionists that profit from the black market? Splendid, pat yourself on the back.

That might be just about a big enough haul to jack the prices a bit more and foment more crime on the streets to justify expanding law enforcement troopers, build another prison, and stomp out a few more privacies - no telling what the innocent-looking citizens might be doing in their home, maybe smoking some of that evil weed. God forbid.

They need more busts. Those drugs that would cost pennies to manufacture in an open market sell for hundreds and thousands in an illicit market. That's the American way, gotta jack the prices a bit more and employ a few more cops. The more crime The Powers can create the more justification for more rigid law and enforcement so all can keep living in a "free country".

Just no way a free democracy can permit its citizens to actually have ownership and control over their own bodies. Better just to tell them every minute of the day how free they are so they keep believing it.

Great news!

johninajijic wrote:676 arrested, tons of drugs seized in U.S. bust of Mexican cartels
By the CNN Wire Staff
February 26, 2011

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