Captured Zetas Leader Had Ties to the Dallas Area
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As Mexico and the U.S. border region become more and more integrated, the Mexican drug cartels also become more integrated.

For example, cartel kingpin Edgar Valdez, aka "La Barbie", captured in 2010, was not a Mexican citizen but a Mexican-American born in Texas, and a former high school football star. (See "La Barbie" - a Mexican-American Who Made the Big Time").

On July 15th the Mexican Navy captured Zetas leader Miguel Angel Trevino, also known as Z-40. This is indeed a big catch, but in the short term it may unleash even more violence as Zetas fight each other for power and rivals from other cartels attack the Zetas.

And notice what the Dallas Morning News reports about Trevino:

Known as much for his brutality as for his binational ties, Treviño Morales, who has ties to the Dallas area...

Hmm, what are these "ties to the Dallas area"? The article explains later:



Zetas leader captured by Mexican marines, authorities confirm, by  Alfredo Corchado, Dallas, July 15, 2013, Updated July 16, 2013

Just think. If our political elite are able to foist another amnesty upon us, how many Barbies and Z-40s will be eligible?

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