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| Mexican drug cartelsÂ’ US reach expanded over 300 percent in two years |
| 2011-09-30 |
| Mexican drug cartels have expanded the scope of their U.S. operations over 300 percent in two years, from operating in at least 230 cities in 2008 to more than 1,000 cities in 2010, according to a comparison of the U.S. Justice Department’s National Drug Threat Assessments. The 2011 report also declares the cartels “control” the U.S.-Mexico border. “Our analysis of the 873 border miles under operational control, reported by Border Patrol in fiscal year 2010, showed that about 129 miles — or only! 15 percent — were classified as “controlled,” which is the highest sustainable level for both detection and interdiction at the immediate border,” he said in his opening remarks. |
| Posted by:Eohippus Phater7165 |