Thread: Mexican cartels infiltrate Houston

Mexican cartels infiltrate Houston
Recent arrests in a mistaken killing point to the perilous presence of gangs
By DANE SCHILLER
Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle
March 7, 2009, 9:28PM

( SIX PICS and VIDEO at link)

The order was clear: Kill the guy in the Astros jersey.

But in a case of mistaken identity, Jose Perez ended up dead. The intended target — the Houston-based head of a Mexican drug cartel cell pumping millions of dollars of cocaine into the city — walked away.

Perez, 27, was just a working guy, out getting dinner late on a Friday with his wife and young children at Chilos, a seafood restaurant on the Gulf Freeway.

His murder and the assassination gone awry point to the perilous presence of Mexican organized crime and how cartel violence has seeped into the city.

Arrests came in December when police and federal agents got a break in the 2006 shooting as they charted the relationship and rivalries between at least five cartel cells operating in Houston. A rogue’s gallery of about 100 names and mug shots taken at Texas jails and morgues offers a blueprint for Mexican organized crime.

Houston has long been a major staging ground for importing illegal drugs from Mexico and shipping them to the rest of the United States, but a recent Department of Justice report notes it is one of 230 cities where cartels maintain distribution networks and supply lines.

At Chilos, the real crime boss was sitting at another table, as were two spotters. The hitman waited in the parking lot for Perez to leave the restaurant.

“I just remember that guy coming up to us and he started shooting and shooting and shooting and never stopped,â€

Among the unsolved local killings is the death of Pedro Cardenas Guillen, 36, whose last name is considered trafficking royalty. He was shot in the head and left in a ditch off Madden Road, near Fort Bend County.

His uncle is Osiel Cardenas Guillen, reputed head of the powerful Gulf Cartel. He was extradited from Mexico and awaits trial in Houston on charges of drug trafficking, money laundering and threatening to kill federal agents.



This does not make sense either it a younger brother or the matronymic is wrong.

The violence from Mexico has been going on in the USA for a while. Yet our elected officials are still doing nothing to protect American's from this violence.

Hmmmmmmm, I wonder just what their first clue was??? Just another new headline from Sanctuary City, Texas!

Originally Posted by bigtex

The violence from Mexico has been going on in the USA for a while. Yet our elected officials are still doing nothing to protect American's from this violence.

It makes perfect sense since the globalist elites's who run our government could care less if we are protected.

Originally Posted by bigtex

The violence from Mexico has been going on in the USA for a while. Yet our elected officials are still doing nothing to protect American's from this violence.

but remember, DHS secretary Napolitano said there is no proff that mexican violence has crossed the border and entered the US.

thats what she said last week

Originally Posted by jamesw62

Originally Posted by bigtex

The violence from Mexico has been going on in the USA for a while. Yet our elected officials are still doing nothing to protect American's from this violence.

but remember, DHS secretary Napolitano said there is no proff that mexican violence has crossed the border and entered the US.

thats what she said last week

The woman is obviously a jaded liar!

Originally Posted by jamesw62

Originally Posted by bigtex

The violence from Mexico has been going on in the USA for a while. Yet our elected officials are still doing nothing to protect American's from this violence.

but remember, DHS secretary Napolitano said there is no proff that mexican violence has crossed the border and entered the US.

thats what she said last week

Sounds a bit like all the times Bush was in denial of a bad economy. He never got a clue until it collapsed around his feet. I guess Napolitano is waiting for the violence to collapse this country before something is done.