Cartels a cause of Valley's street-gang effect, cops say
January 24, 2011 11:45 AM
By NAXIELY LOPEZ/The Monitor

McALLEN — Local street and prison gangs are more dangerous than Mexican cartels to the people of Hidalgo County, Sheriff Lupe Treviño said.

The county’s top cop cites a disparity in local crime statistics as the basis for his argument.

“We’ve already had incidents in Hidalgo County perpetrated by our gang members that have been detrimental to the security of our community,â€