SniperHunter
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Leader Of Mexico's Zetas Drug Cartel Captured
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Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
What boggles my mind is that he had $2 million in cash on him. I mean why would anyone need such a huge amount in cash on them? I'm glad they got him. I've heard Mexico City is one of the safest places in Mexico. I don't think this guy will escape.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Pretty much a lot of news sources state that as one of the bullet points for the guy if you do a quick search if you dont believe me.
Well, it aint like some street chump is going to rob him. When your drug organization has billions, why the fuck not.
That's bullshit if it happens. Considering the severity of the crimes he orchestrated against his countryman they should be the ones to burn him at the stake so to speak. Heck whatever punishment they choose will be far more tame than what happened to his victims.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Its a dog and pony show for the public. Also to try and make up for the huge fuck up Operation Fast & Furious was.
A raid to a house yielded $210+ millions in cash some years ago:
I was visiting the country when that news broke.
That stash of cash belonged to Zhenli Ye Gon.
A raid to a house yielded $210+ millions in cash some years ago:
The money belonged to Zhenli Ye Gon who supplied the Sinaola Cartel with precursor chemicals. I think he claimed he was holding onto it for a friend.
Edit: Beaten.
He also said that it was Calderon's Presidential Campaign.
chaostrophy
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Legalizing drugs in the US would cut off most of their funding. They wouldn't be eliminated immediately, but they wouldn't have a massive funding advantage over the Mexican police and military if they weren't making money from American drug users.
It wouldn't surprise me if there's merit to his claim.
Days like these...
Have a Blessed Day
Lol I'm just trying to figure out his thought process.This guy is packing his suitcases or whatever he pauses 'How much cash do I need to take with me? Hmm... I think 2 mil should do me!'
Albino_Samurai
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Zing!!! Beat me to it!
Um, they don't have base of operations, if they had they would be far easier to catch. Being low profile is the best bet for this criminals. All high profile catches in recent months have been like this, the drug lord travels with a small, but heavily armed group of people, with enough cash to bribe, buy supplies or pay hitmen.
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
If you have any sort of idea what happens to those who mess with any of the Cartels you would understand why dude just goes about his day the same way every day.
Just one of those times when the luck ran out as with what can happen to any of us in our daily lives.
In other instances as with what was seen with Pablo Escobar in Colombia people loved him since he supported the community also. Which is another layer of protection added which the LE / MIL have to worry about dealing with when trying to set up any sort of operations against such members.
Cant remember which Cartel it was exactly, but there was one where the leader was loved by the community for similar type of reasons and had a huge turnout for his funeral.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
2 million dollars isnt a small amount of money. this guy is the boss. he can do whatever the fuck it is he wants, and if he felt like he needed to personally accompany the money, then that is his prerogative.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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I'd watch a movie about Frank going to Mexico and killing every single Cartel.
Only way would be to kill or capture all of them in one fell swoop. Would be nice to see that happen one day. These cartels are responsible for such horrific inhuman things.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
I need to remember this is one of my pot smoking friends mentions blood diamonds again.
Shouldn't put the blame on the random pot smoker, instead blame the politicians and lobbyists that allow such ridiculous laws that keep it illegal.
Old story but...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-henry-sterry/mexican-drug-lord-officia_b_179596.html
I blame both.
Technically both are at fault, I suppose.
What big money is supporting the prohibition, anyway? That's one of the perplexing things about it. You're going to tell me Philip Morris wouldn't jump into that market if it were legal?
Phoenix
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There is some suggestion that someone (his brother) was already taking his place and that's how they were able to capture him in the first place.
That1BlackGuy
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This is pretty big news, I mean didn't Lazcano get knocked off less than a year ago? Now Miguel gets taken down as well. I mean don't get me wrong someone else is just going to rise to power you don't get the pull Los Zetas get without having a plan in place for stuff like this.
shinobi602
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I immediately thought of him
So he can buy protection and freedom or people wherever he goes.
Anyway, if you ever been to Nuevo Laredo and noticed luxurous trucks filled to the brim by kids in their 14-17s, those are probably the Zetas.
You hear that story about special forces and stuff, but most of the time is poor teenagers that don't have an education, they drug them and give them a gun and they feel like they own the world, or sometimes it's people that get kidnapped and are forced to work for them.
It's basically like the movie "Blood Diamonds"...
I don't think they'll catch Chapo they say he has ex cia and intelligence officials working for him, and some say he even has current ones in his pocket to help him stay a step ahead
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