AP - Police in southern Mexico said Monday they arrested a gang of at least six drug cartel assassins, including two alleged hit women, who were allegedly commanded by top police officers.




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Pretty damn time something is being done.....Hopefully I'll get to visit Mexico pretty soon....miss the damn food down there..sigh...

Don't get excited ten more took their place before they even got to the carcel

Originally Posted by 03USMC

Don't get excited ten more took their place before they even got to the carcel

True...so true.....I wonder though, how long it will be before we can enter Mexico without being afraid of getting hurt or killed???..I guess this next time I visit El Paso, I wont be able to cross the border...sigh..damn,..

If Calderon continues to use the Army and seriously cleans out and retrains and pays the Policia from the Municipal Level up to the Anti-Narcotico level it could be cleaned up.

This whole mess can be traced right back to the wink ,wink, nudge, nudge realationship that the PRI had with the cartels when they were in power and Vincente Fox hoping they would go away if he did the bare minimum and ignored it. Hopefully Calderon can do better if given the proper support.

Originally Posted by 03USMC

If Calderon continues to use the Army and seriously cleans out and retrains and pays the Policia from the Municipal Level up to the Anti-Narcotico level it could be cleaned up.

This whole mess can be traced right back to the wink ,wink, nudge, nudge realationship that the PRI had with the cartels when they were in power and Vincente Fox hoping they would go away if he did the bare minimum and ignored it. Hopefully Calderon can do better if given the proper support.

I totally agree......The reason behind the exposure in Mexico's drug violence is due to Calderon actually wanting and in many ways making positive changes in such a corrupt country...he said "before it gets better it's gonna get worse" I have seen the changes since hes been in office...he really cares and wont bargain w/drug lords,...it goes to prove that changes can be made..slowly, and unfortunatly deaths have to happen in order for Calderon to clean up his country..

And at least he's trying. Which is more than can be said for the last few Presidents who were content to allow it as long as they got their share of mordida.

Originally Posted by 03USMC

And at least he's trying. Which is more than can be said for the last few Presidents who were content to allow it as long as they got their share of mordida.

Yup...It's so funny you bring up mordidas" we used get bit all the time in Juarez, we had to always carry that extra bit of change for the "placas" lunch hahaahaha,

Thats the problem. They get paid so little that La Mordida is instutionalized within the ranks of the Police. They figure it's a fringe benefit.

Originally Posted by 03USMC

Thats the problem. They get paid so little that La Mordida is instutionalized within the ranks of the Police. They figure it's a fringe benefit.

True...I havent see it as much lately though...I guess cuz all of the anti-drug movement....It's so unfortunate cuz, Mexico has it's beauties and people can't take advantage of that at the moment....

Its pretty cool to dialogue with someone who knows about where I come from