Did The Mexican Drug Cartel Have A Plan To Attack A U.S. - Mexico Border Dam?

Photo: This 2001 photo shows Falcon Dam, a reservoir on the lower Rio Grande, that reportedly was threatened. Chronicle file

Agents Feared Mexican Drug Cartel Attack On Border Dam -- Houston Chronicle

An alleged plot by a Mexican drug cartel to blow up a dam along the Texas border — and unleash billions of gallons of water into a region with millions of civilians — sent American police, federal agents and disaster officials secretly scrambling last month to thwart such an attack, authorities confirmed Wednesday.

Whether or not the cartel, which is known to have stolen bulk quantities of gunpowder and dynamite, could have taken down the 5-mile-long Falcon Dam may never be known since the attack never came to pass.

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My Comment: Strategically, business wise, and politically .... if the drug cartels wanted to "piss-off" the U.S. in every way possible .... such a stunt would have accomplished a blowback that would have prioritized U.S. focus on using everything in their disposal to destroy Mexico's drug gangs .... whether Mexico would have agreed to it or not.

The dam was not blown up because .... regardless of how stupid some members in these gangs may be .... there are others who believe that their survival is more important than making a statement. A small consolation as Mexico's drug cartel war continues and the body count rises.