• 676 arrested, tons of drugs seized in U.S. bust of Mexican cartels
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[QUOTE](CNN) -- U.S. law enforcement seized thousands of pounds of drugs and arrested hundreds of people in a synchronized bust targeting Mexican drug cartels and their associates, federal authorities said Friday. The sweep involved several local, state and federal agencies, including the Drug Enforcement Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to a statement from that organization. Together, they arrested 676 people and seized more than $12 million, 282 weapons and 94 vehicles around the United States. In addition, nearly 40,000 pounds of marijuana, 467 kilograms of cocaine, 64 pounds of methamphetamine and 21 pounds of heroin were captured in the operation, the statement said. John Morton, the immigration and customs agency's director, said the effort showed what U.S. law enforcement could do when working together on the issue, while stressing that its work wasn't complete. "Through our continued coordination and cooperation with Mexican law enforcement, ICE agents and officers will strike at the very heart of these organizations by seizing the drugs, guns and money that fuel their criminal enterprises," Morton said. The joint operation began Wednesday, roughly a week and a half after immigrations and customs' agent Jaime Zapata was ambushed on a highway while working in Mexico. Drug Enforcement Administration spokesman Michael Sanders said the agencies are trying to send a message to cartel operatives in the United States. He described most of the targets as mid- to high-level dealers, the type who have day jobs but work in cells that distribute drugs and return drug money to Mexico. A Houston police officer was shot Thursday as he tried to serve a narcotics warrant while taking part in the sweep. Officers returned fire, striking the suspect. The suspect's condition was unknown, police spokesman Kese Smith said. Houston police officer Nash Patel was struck in the elbow and lower backside but was in good condition at the hospital, Smith said. The people arrested this week belong to several cartels, Sanders said. The cells tend to be small and work in an isolated fashion, so it's possible that multiple cells from the same cartel may operate in the same city without knowing each other. Those arrested could face federal drug charges or various state charges, depending on the evidence collected.[/QUOTE] Source: [url]http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/02/25/us.mexico.drug.cartel/index.html?hpt=Sbin[/url]
and nothing of value was gained
Nor lost... But I have to say...that's quite impressive how they did it synchronized.
[QUOTE=s0beit;28313182]and nothing of value was gained[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=CNN] seized more than $12 million, 282 weapons and 94 vehicles[/QUOTE] Good work reading the article.
[QUOTE=CodeMonkey3;28313302]Good work reading the article.[/QUOTE] So there will be new people cropping up to take their place, make that money back and buy more guns and cars. That's sort of how the drug war has been working for the last 40 years. [QUOTE=Swilly;28313249]Nor lost...[/QUOTE] Cept a cop got shot, I'm sure that counts as a loss
[QUOTE=s0beit;28313334]So there will be new people cropping up to take their place, make that money back and buy more guns and cars. That's sort of how the drug war has been working for the last 40 years. Cept a cop got shot, I'm sure that counts as a loss[/QUOTE] And lost revenue for the drug cartels which will lead to deaths. :v: Cause and effect.
Legalize it. But until then, fuck the cartels. They do nothing good and only bring violence.
[QUOTE=CNN]40,000 [b]pounds[/b] of marijuana, 467 [b]kilograms[/b] of cocaine,64 [b]pounds[/b] of methamphetamine and 21 [b]pounds[/b] of heroin were captured in the operation, [/QUOTE] Can't they stick to one unit of measurement?
[QUOTE=Captain Lawlrus;28314087]Can't they stick to one unit of measurement?[/QUOTE] 1029 pounds of cocaine. Happy?
You destroy gangs/cartels by ruining their income. Taking their product is one way. Yay arrests.
[QUOTE=CodeMonkey3;28313302]Good work reading the article.[/QUOTE] Literally a drop in the bucket. They'll be back in force inside of a month, I guarantee it. :colbert:
$12 million dollars that'd suck to hear back in Mexico
Holy shit that's a lot of drugs.
I thought you guys said the War on Drugs didn't work? Proof right here.
[QUOTE=s0beit;28313334]So there will be new people cropping up to take their place, make that money back and buy more guns and cars. That's sort of how the drug war has been working for the last 40 years.[/QUOTE] How about we stop showering too? We're just gonna get dirty again anyways. I don't honestly give a shit about drugs, but those cartels are responsible for some seriously nasty things happening to innocent people, and 676 people is a pretty damn sizable arrest.
[QUOTE=Bllasae;28316188]I thought you guys said the War on Drugs didn't work? Proof right here.[/QUOTE] That is the opposite of proof and in fact is a monument to it's colossal failure. Come back and gloat when it never happens again and nobody uses drugs anymore. [QUOTE=Elspin;28316347]How about we stop showering too? We're just gonna get dirty again anyways. I don't honestly give a shit about drugs, but those cartels are responsible for some seriously nasty things happening to innocent people, and 676 people is a pretty damn sizable arrest.[/QUOTE] I agree the cartels are bad, but so were mobsters in the prohibition era. We ended prohibition, shit got a lot better.
[QUOTE=s0beit;28317443]I agree the cartels are bad, but so were mobsters in the prohibition era. We ended prohibition, shit got a lot better.[/QUOTE] Yeah, but the difference is that drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes isn't a sin against our lord Jesus Christ.
Arresting 676 people is nothing? Someone's got some pretty sky-high standards.
also i like how nobody cares that by arresting 676 men trying to scrape together a living for themselves and their families, you're destroying the lives of their children (and they have a lot of them!), who will then just sink into even worse poverty and end up either dead or working with those drug cartels in about 10-15 years until they're inevitably shot or imprisoned by the US government and the whole cycle just keeps going forever.
[QUOTE=Pockets;28317518]Yeah, but the difference is that drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes isn't a sin against our lord Jesus Christ.[/QUOTE] Actually alcoholism (and possibly cigarettes) is if you're following the Ten Commandments but I get where you're going.
[QUOTE=Bllasae;28316188]I thought you guys said the War on Drugs didn't work? Proof right here.[/QUOTE] How? Are you stupid? This 12 million? That's a drop on the bucket. How many seizures have there been of that amount in the history of the war on drugs? I'm willing to bet hundreds. And nothing has changed. In fact, things have gotten worse for the people on your side, you've done nothing to stop the spread of drugs. In two months, things will be even worse, more people will have flooded in to fill the vacuum left by these arrests. Don't say "but they know they'll get arrested". Yeah, that has clearly stopped crime. Ever.
[QUOTE=Pockets;28317589]also i like how nobody cares that by arresting 676 men trying to scrape together a living for themselves and their families, you're destroying the lives of their children (and they have a lot of them!)[/QUOTE] :rolleyes:
[QUOTE=Pockets;28317589]also i like how nobody cares that by arresting 676 men trying to scrape together a living for themselves and their families, you're destroying the lives of their children (and they have a lot of them!), who will then just sink into even worse poverty and end up either dead or working with those drug cartels in about 10-15 years until they're inevitably shot or imprisoned by the US government and the whole cycle just keeps going forever.[/QUOTE] Then maybe they should think before becoming part of the drug cartel.
[QUOTE=Pockets;28317589]also i like how nobody cares that by arresting 676 men trying to scrape together a living for themselves and their families, you're destroying the lives of their children (and they have a lot of them!), who will then just sink into even worse poverty and end up either dead or working with those drug cartels in about 10-15 years until they're inevitably shot or imprisoned by the US government and the whole cycle just keeps going forever.[/QUOTE] The same could be said about any criminals. Just because you have children doesn't mean you can go around breaking the law without consequence.
[QUOTE=credesniper;28314285]You destroy gangs/cartels by ruining their income. Taking their product is one way. Yay arrests.[/QUOTE] It doesn't work like that in the real world. You take their shit away, they just make more. You kill their guys, they just find more. However, you make all the shit they sell legal, well, then they're fucked. War on drugs is fucking retarded. It's just another prohibition, and like the one before IT HAS FUCKING FAILED MISERABLY. Why the fuck can't we learn from the past?
The legalization of weed would probably be enough to destroy most of their profits, which I am all for.
Now they need to open a new massive jail complex.
[QUOTE=Pockets;28317518]Yeah, but the difference is that drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes isn't a sin against our lord Jesus Christ.[/QUOTE] I can't hear you all the way up there, I'm stuck in hell for not believing in a cosmic jewish zombie.
If Mexico had their shit together none of this would be a problem.
[QUOTE=zerglingv2;28322946]If Mexico had their shit together none of this would be a problem.[/QUOTE] Just like Columbia? Maybe they should focus all of their law enforcement's time on one particular nonsensical project like we do? We ruined their country. Mexico is the new Chicago.
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