Tx Rep. Proposes Designating 6 Cartels as Terrorists
Tx Rep. Proposes Designating 6 Cartels as Terrorists
By KGNS News
Story Created: Mar 31, 2011
(Story Updated: Mar 31, 2011 )
The bloody turf war among drug cartels in Mexico has grabbed world wide attention. Lawmakers in the U.S. keep working to help curb the violence, this time around proposing legislation specifically targeting the drug trafficking organizations.
The Mexican drug cartels are to blame for more than 35,000 killings over the past few years including the brutal killing of ice agent Jaime Zapata.
Recently Texas Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Tx) introduced legislation to classify a number of drug cartels as terrorist organizations.
"I don't see how just putting a label on a violent organization is going to help decrease it or get rid of it,â€
