The popular perception of illegal aliens crossing our southern
border is that they are merely poor Mexicans trying to find a better life here. But
increasingly, the border is being crossed by hardened, often violent criminals. During the
past five months, more than 42,000 of the illegal aliens caught at the
border were convicted criminals or people being sought in connection with
crimes, according to federal officials. About 139,000 of the illegal aliens
arrested last year fell into the same category.
Mexican Cartels Rule Drug Trade, Gangs across the border now top supplier to U.S.
Mexico's drug gangs have been highly successful in the past two decades, gradually
replacing Colombian gangs in the United States to control the profitable distribution of
cocaine from coast to coast. Colombia remains the world's largest producer, but Larry
Holifield, the DEA's director for Mexico and Central America, says Mexican cartels are now
the most powerful in the world. In 2003, Mexican traffickers supplied 77 percent of the
cocaine that entered the US. Last year, it was 92 percent, Anthony Placido, the top DEA
intelligence official, told a congressional panel in June.
Mexican gangs also dominate the growing methamphetamine trade, producing 53 percent of the
drugs on the market in "super-labs" in Mexico as the U.S. tightens its laws.
Much of the rest is made in clandestine labs in California, also run by Mexicans, U.S.
officials say. And as has been the case for nearly 100 years, Mexico is the biggest
marijuana supplier to the United States and produces nearly half the heroin consumed north
of the border, behind only Colombia.
The drug trade permeates life in Mexico. In Miguel Aleman, drug traffickers boost the
local economy and rule with a combination of fear and awe, threatening or bribing anyone
who dares to try to stop them. In this city of 35,000 across from Roma, Texas, hit men are
easily identified by their bulletproof pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. The
traffickers have lookouts at every entrance to the city and informants on bicycles looking
for anyone suspicious, townspeople say. They will photograph newcomers, including
reporters, and question strangers.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Armed gangs dressed in military uniforms often
illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border, providing cover for the trafficking of drugs and
illegal aliens into the United States. U.S. government officials and sheriffs from border
areas told a Senate panel of U.S. lawmakers these intruders were becoming more
sophisticated and ruthless, often clashed with U.S. Border Patrol agents and committed
crimes in the United States.
"We are indeed aware of criminal organizations that wear military-style uniforms, use
military-style equipment and weapons and employ military-style vehicles and tactics while
conducting illegal activity in border areas," Border Patrol chief David Aguilar told
a joint hearing of the Senate subcommittees on immigration and terrorism."
The Border Patrol has intercepted over 400,000 aliens trying to cross the border in the
first two months of this year, compared to around 100,000 a month - 1.2 million -- last
year. About 120,000 or 10% of those caught had criminal records.
That's 40,000 with crinimal records caught so far this year!!!!! How many have not been
caught?
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Criminal Gangs and Al Qaeda
merging along the Mexican Border
A Bangladeshi Muslim man named Fakhrul Islam was among a group of 13 illegal aliens
arrested near Brownsville, Texas, just across the border from Mexico. Border Patrol agents
have said that one of the men detained along with Islam was a member of Mara Salvatrucha,
a violent Salvadoran criminal gang with more than 300,000 members across Central and North
America, including powerful enterprises in several major U.S. cities.
"In July, Adnan El-Shukrijumah, a high-ranking Al-Qaeda leader and
one of the most wanted terrorists in the world, was spotted in Honduras meeting
with members of MS-13. Attorney General John Ashcroft has said that
El-Shukrijumah, who he has described as a 'clear and present danger to America,' is
seeking ways to infiltrate the U.S. via the Mexican border, and is willing to pay top
dollar in order to do so."Warriors
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Border Brothers are called "Hermanos de la Frontera."
Border Brothers are usually illegal immigrants from the same region in Mexico or those who
have illegally entered the United States at the same time. These Border Brothers have
formed together for social interactions and protection. After a short time, they operate
like any other gang.
Many of these Mexican gangs forming on the East Coast maintain strong ties to Mexico,
Mexican traditions and their relatives across the United States. The favorite holiday
among Mexican immigrants in the U.S. is Cinco De Mayo, the Fifth of May, which observes
the Battle of Puebla, fought on May 5, 1862 against the French army's attempt to take over
the town of Puebla.
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Major Gangs in U.S. Prisons
Mexican Mafia- Racial Makeup: Mexican-American/Hispanic
Origin: The Mexican Mafia (EME) was formed in the late 50s at Duel Vocational Center, a
youthful offender facility in California, from an urban Los Angeles street gang.
Characteristics: EME's philosophy centers on ethnic solidarity and control of drug
trafficking.
EME is the Federal Bureau of Prisons' most active gang, in terms of incident frequency
rather than severity.
Identifiers/Symbols: Initials "EME." The Mexican flag symbols such as the eagle
with a snake in conjunction with the initials "EME." A single hand print,
usually black in color. The EME symbol of eternal war. Initials 'MM' or 'M.'
Enemies/Rivals: The La Nuestra Familia is the EME's chief rival. They are said to have a
"kill on sight relationship," which has resulted in Federal Bureau of Prisons
adopting an absolute separation of confirmed members.
Texas Syndicate (TS) Racial Makeup: Mexican-American/ Hispanic
Origin: The TS originated in Folsom prison, in California in the early 70s. It was
established in direct response to the other California prison gangs (notably the Aryan
Brotherhood and Mexican Mafia), which were attempting to prey on native Texas inmates.
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Drug gangs could be acquiring weapons from contacts in drug rings
operating on U.S. military bases near the border. Ongoing operations in Iraq, Afghanistan
and elsewhere have made fighting drug use by soldiers a lower priority within the
military. In addition, the constant flow of material back and forth between the U S and
combat theaters has made it increasingly difficult to account for every piece of ordnance.
With pressure to recruit more troops, standards have been lowered, which has opened the
door to recruits with prior drug convictions. The Mexican gangs, then, could be involving
in-house dealers in weapons-for-drugs schemes.
Laredo is increasingly becoming a sanctuary for members of Mexico's various drug cartels. Nuevo
Laredo drug gangs use Texas the same way the Taliban and al Qaeda use Pakistan:
as a refuge from the fighting; a place where they- theoretically can rest, regroup and
plan further operations. The gangs also use Laredo as a transshipment point for drugs
going north and weapons coming south, as evidenced by the BEST seizure.
Ramiro Tellez Contreras, who also worked for the state emergency services and was a former
policeman, was hit by two bullets in the neck and two in the chest. Tellez is the 46th
homicide victim this year in Nuevo Laredo, a city of 330,000 across the border
from Laredo, Texas. Authorities say most of the killings stem from a bloody turf war
between two drug cartels fighting over lucrative smuggling routes to the United
States.
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Mexican gangs stake claim to turf in New York
Mexican gangs are staking claim to turf in New York, menacing fellow immigrants
as they rack up a deadly record of crime and violence. The gangs thrive on shoplifting and
selling fake green cards, but they also are known to extort shop owners, deal drugs and
protect prostitution rings, police said.
The gangs tend to prey on the city's expanding Mexican population, which tripled to nearly
200,000 people during the past decade. They target illegal immigrants
because many of them are afraid to call police, authorities said. A raid in the Bronx
touched off gunfire that left a 10-year-old girl dead. Police say these Mexican gangs are
most active in Corona and Elmhurst in Queens, Parkchester in the Bronx and Sunset Park in
Brooklyn. Police have found that many of the gang members, like most Mexican immigrants in
the city, come from rural areas in the state of Puebla.
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