Saturday, July 23, 2011

America's War Against Mexican Drug Cartels Results In 1,985 Arrests



DEA Nabs 1,985 Nationwide In 'Strike' On Cartel -- Houston Chronicle

The Drug Enforcement Administration has arrested 1,985 people in Texas and across the country, part of what the agency called a "surgical strike" to take down a network used by a besieged Mexican drug cartel believed to supply the vast majority of the methamphetamine imported into the United States.

At least 44 people in Austin were charged with alleged roles in smuggling drugs and cash on behalf of La Familia Michoacana cartel, the DEA announced Thursday.

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More News On The DEA's Strike Against Mexican Drug Cartels In The U.S.

U.S. arrests 2,000 in operation against Mexican cartel -- FOX News/EFE
DEA nabs nearly 2,000 in cartel crackdown -- CNN
US arrests 2,000 in anti-drug sting -- AFP
2,000 arrested in raids on drug cartel -- UPI
DEA Goes After Mexican Cartel in U.S.; Arrests 1,985 in 20-Month Crackdown -- Ticket The Wire
U.S. Agents Arrest Nearly 2,000 People Tied To Mexico's La Familia Drug Cartel -- Business Insider
DEA: 1,900 Mexican cartel members nabbed in drugs, money probe -- Washington Times

My Comment: 2,000 arrests .... am I the only one who finds this figure incredible?

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