Thread: Mexican Cartel Ran $101M Drug Plantation in East Texas — Hundreds of Miles into U.S.

77,000 plants in Texas, operated by a mexican drug cartel - plants take at least a full growing season to produce; which means they are operating long term WITHOUT HINDRANCE. This is America - what are mexican drug cartels doing here and all across our nation w/o the boot out royally? How can the DEA have maps of cartels' territory east/west coast w/o REMOVING THEM?? why are they still here?????

Who owns the land that these growing operations are found on?

This reminds me of similar problems here in Californian where huge grow operations were found inside homes that took up the entire home. Every part of the living space was filled with the growing operations. The illegals who build these houses have an inside track to identify houses available and an interest in applying the housing market to make available these growing spaces.

Yes, how could this many plants be growing and no one notice?

Smith county is not an isolated area. There are lots of pine trees, but it isn't isolated swamp, mountainous or desert land.

Plenty knew. This is what I mean about the drug money going all the way to the top. Someone was protecting this -

There are a lot of illegals in that part of Texas, many brought there by the poultry industry. That drew many more.

The large number of illegals gives cover to those coming here to do this and other illegal things.

We need to stop and think who benefits from this.

I'm sure if we just give it some real thought we could come up with the people who benefit and facilitate this.

Exactly. Illegal immigration is not about cheap chicken, it's about illegal drugs.

Originally Posted by nntrixie

Yes, how could this many plants be growing and no one notice?

Smith county is not an isolated area. There are lots of pine trees, but it isn't isolated swamp, mountainous or desert land.

Plenty knew. This is what I mean about the drug money going all the way to the top. Someone was protecting this -

There are a lot of illegals in that part of Texas, many brought there by the poultry industry. That drew many more.

The large number of illegals gives cover to those coming here to do this and other illegal things.

We need to stop and think who benefits from this.

I'm sure if we just give it some real thought we could come up with the people who benefit and facilitate this.

Who knew? Who benefited? But the people who owned the land should be the first people who ought to know. Who owns the land these grows are found on?

Yes, who owns the land - I agree.

However, I firmly believe people whose job it is to enforce our laws are culpable in this and this, to me, is the most heinous.

We wouldn't have 30 million or more of these people in our country if the vast majority of those who are supposed to defend Americans from this aren't on the take and directly involved with perpetuating illegal immigration. And, it's all for drug money. Politicians and yes sadly quite a number of different groups within law enforcement are part of this scam against our country and citizens.

It read some more on this, and it seems it is not just Smith County but several others. I believe the total of plants was for all counties.

I'm just guessing, but it could be absentee land owners, employing illegals, or illegals who operate the chicken farms. Pure conjecture -

It seems at least a couple were complicit landowners - probably more.

In East Texas, two poultry companies are responsible for the huge influx of illegals in the area. One is more responsible for that part of Texas.

After filling the area with illegals, they (actually one man ran this one)the majority was then sold to a Brazilian firm. So, realize we, the American taxpayers are responsible for caring for these people who have jobs that were being done by Americans, but we are doing it for a Brazilian company.

Pilgrim's Pride had also built a huge World Headquarters in the area. Evidently the Brazilians didn't want to take on that monstrosity.

So === this building was unloaded on the Texas Dept of Education for Region 8 center.

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