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11-15-2018, 10:07 PM #1
13 gangs and cartels that are working together in Texas
13 gangs and cartels that are working together in Texas
By S. M. Chavey, mySA.com / San Antonio Express-News
Published 10:36 am CST, Monday, November 12, 2018
Photo: Joergen Jessen
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Source: 2018 National Drug Threat Assessment, via the National Gang Intelligence Center; 2017 National Gang Report Survey
With as many as 100,000 gang members operating in Texas and multiple cartels using the border as smuggling points, the Lone Star State has no shortage of gang-related violence and drug trafficking.
A new report released by the Drug Enforcement Administration listed 11 street gangs in Texas that have working relationships with two cartels — more gangs than any other state on the -- albeit not all-inclusive -- list.
The street gangs typically act as drug-dealing retailers for the Mexican cartels, who focus more on smuggling narcotics and distributing to various hubs around the country. Though the partnerships vary by gang and cartel, they are typically somewhat casual agreements between individuals rather than binding contracts between entire gangs and whole cartels.
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"The street gangs generally remain opportunistic and will work with any organization that provides them the greatest profit," the report said.
The gangs don't limit themselves to drug trafficking, but tend toward it since it typically proves to be the most profitable business move, and violence often erupts when other gangs attempt to hijack their territories.
In recent years, "federal, state, and local law enforcement reported increases in large-scale drug trafficking," according to the report, possibly indicating an attempt by gangs to boost drug trafficking activities beyond the street level.
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Only two Mexican Transnational Criminal Organizations, the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas Cartel, have listed presences in Texas, according to the report, but others use Texas' proximity to Mexico to transport drugs and other items.
The Gulf and Los Zetas cartels have hubs in Dallas, Houston and Laredo.
The Sinaloa Cartel, which has the largest international reach, uses crossing points near west Texas as smuggling routes. The Juarez Cartel, a rival of Sinaloa, targets drug consumer markets primarily in El Paso, according to the report. Though both use the border to smuggle drugs, neither has a presence in Texas.
Texas' most dangerous gangs are Tango Blast and associated Tango cliques, with an estimated 19,000 members, Texas Mexican Mafia, with about 4,100 members, Latin Kings, with 1,300 members, and Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13 with 500 members in Texas.
The DEA targets those four for their presences across the state, relationships with Mexican cartels, consistent criminal activities across country borders and violent dispositions.
Click through the slideshow to see which 11 street gangs and 2 Mexican Transnational Criminal Organizations are working together in Texas.
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11-16-2018, 08:54 AM #2
There are 122 gangs in Albuquerque, NM!
Get these dirtbags off our soil.ILLEGAL ALIENS HAVE "BROKEN" OUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM
DO NOT REWARD THEM - DEPORT THEM ALL
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