Drug cartels throw parties for US officials


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Russia Today

Two American men that used to work undercover for the FBI say that they’ve exposed extensive incidents of corruption linking US law enforcement to Mexican drug cartels – no one, however, will hear them out.

Both Greg Gonzales and Wesley Dutton say they spent around 18 months working as informants for the Federal Bureau of Investigation along the US/Mexico border. It was there that they stumbled upon a slew of unjust activity carried out by of the big names in that part of America. Despite their findings, however, they tell the El Paso Times in Texas today that top-brass in the FBI won’t investigate their allegations.

Among their discoveries, says Dutton, is that drug kingpins put on parties to help out American officials.

"We . . . had information on campaign fundraisers and parties in La Union that the cartel held for officials from New Mexico and El Paso,â€