Thread: 751 arrested in sweep of Mexican drug cartels in U.S.

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

New Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said the Obama administration is considering swarming the border with agents and possibly U.S. military support.

I like the sound of that statement.

It would be nice to hear McCain voice his support for this call for border control.

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THIS GUY IS FROM THE SAME DRUG CARTEL

Mexican Drug Lord Extradited to United States Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Mexico has agreed to extradite to the United States a man arrested years ago in Mexico on charges that he trafficked cocaine and marijuana for over a decade, FOX News has learned.

Miguel Caro-Quintero allegedly is the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, suspected of cultivating, producing and distributing marijuana. The cartel owns many ranches in Sonora, located close to the U.S. border.

Drugs allegedly are stored at the ranches, and drug operations into the United States are staged. Methamphetamine, cocaine and a variety of other drugs and weapons are suspected to be part of their massive and powerful illegal trade.

The agreement on Caro-Quintero's extradition was related to a drug cartel crackdown announced Wednesday that involved the arrest of hundreds of suspects. He was handed over to U.S. officials Wednesday in Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas, according to the Associated Press.

Caro-Quintero is the brother of Rafael, a legendary drug baron, who is in a Mexican prison for the 1985 slaying of DEA Special Agent Kiki Camarena.

U.S. Embassy charge d'affaires Leslie Bassett praised Mexico's "excellent cooperation" on extraditions.

Caro-Quintero's extradition brings the number of suspects sent to the United States to 195 since President Felipe Calderon took office in 2006.

FOX News' Adam Housley and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,500545,00.html

New Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said the Obama administration is considering swarming the border with agents and possibly U.S. military support.

Why? I thought Napolitano said the cartel violence has not spilled over the border so we don't need extra security on the border.

Napolitano: Violence in Mexico Not Yet Spilling Across U.S.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-147028-napolitano.html

The White House is already suffering from credibility issues.

Dixie

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Canada cracks down on gangs

By JEREMY HAINSWORTH, The Associated Press
2:06 p.m. February 26, 2009

APVANCOUVER, British Columbia — Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced a new law Thursday to crack down on an unprecedented wave of gang-related murders in Vancouver, which is preparing to host the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

Six people have died in 18 shootings in the area in the past month, and police say the majority of the shootings were gang-related. Canada's public safety minister has called the gang violence the worst in the country, and British Columbia this week appointed an organized crime czar to oversee gang, drug and gun violence issues.
Harper promised a safe Olympics.

"Our government will continue to work to assure we have the most secure Games ever," he said.

Vancouver is a major port of entry for the illegal drug trade, and the violence has spread beyond the city's notoriously squalid Downtown Eastside, where drugs and prostitution are rampant.

The new law would label a gang killing as first-degree murder, carrying a sentence of at least 25 years without parole. The proposed law will also set a minimum four-year jail term for drive-by shootings.

Harper said the Olympics and the gang violence are separate issues.
"For many people coming from around the world, Canada is a peaceful and law-abiding country," he said.

Canada plans to have 15,000 police officers, private security and military personnel at the Olympics, at an expected cost of at least $715 million. That's more than five times the original estimate, which didn't take into account the need to secure areas outside the official venues.

Two weeks ago, British Columbia's provincial government announced initiatives to employ more police and prosecutors, introduce tougher laws and build more jails and courts. The government also promised to crack down on illegal guns.

"We've had a terrible wave of violence in British Columbia, and quite frankly the public is sick and tired of what's going on our streets now," British Columbia Attorney General Wally Oppal said. "We've had a number of homicides, some of them taking place in shopping centers. We're supportive of what the government is doing. We need more than that."

British Columbia-based criminologist Rob Gordon said the changes are welcome, but they don't focus enough on catching gang members

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