FBI Warns of Looming Mexican Drug Cartel Violence in South Texas

October 30, 2008 |

Frustrated by a crackdown on South Texas drug smuggling routes, the Mexican Gulf Cartel is stockpiling high-powered weapons and recruiting local gang members on both sides of the border to prepare for possible confrontations with U.S. law enforcement, according to an FBI intelligence report.

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Tags: Smuggling, Mexican Drug Cartels, FBI, U.S.-Mexico Border, Drug Trafficking, Gulf Cartel

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