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As cartels rapidly expand in U.S. cities, authorities confront futility of drug arrests
America’s war on drugs is virtually lost on all fronts: illicit drug use is increasing, drug cartels are growing stronger and enforcement is becoming less effective — and the government is well aware of all this, according to documents released this week. In three separate releases this week — a…
Feds bust Iraqi crime ring said to be selling IEDs to Mexican drug cartels
By Grace Wyler Federal law enforcement agents in San Diego arrested 60 people in connection with an Iraqi criminal ring with ties to Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa drug cartel. The gang is accused of selling drugs, machine guns and improvised bombs (IEDs) out of a social club for Iraqi immigrants in El…
At least 27 beheaded in attack on Guatemala farm: police
GUATEMALA CITY (AFP) – At least 27 people were found decapitated on a farm in northern Guatemala on the Mexican border Sunday, and police officials say the killings could be linked to drug gangs operating in the area. “Among the 27 dead were two women. All of them were beheaded,”…
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