Dino Velvet
03-15-2012, 05:11 AM
http://www.examiner.com/drug-cartel-in-national/sinaloa-cartel-now-operating-europe
Sinaloa Cartel now operating in Europe
U.S. officials announced last week that members of Britain's Serious Organized Crime Agency (SOCA) have been meeting with U.S. law enforcement on the Texas-Mexico border to gain a better understanding of the threat posed by the Mexican drug cartels, as the Sinaloa Cartel is now reportedly operating in Europe.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official, Oscar Hagelsieb told reporters: “The most important lesson that we have shared with SOCA, is that if they are not prepared to deal with the Mexican cartels, they will spread like a cancer and will entrench themselves in the economy and community in an attempt to 'legitimize' their illicit profits. They must also be aware of the violence that will undoubtedly follow.”
According to Agent Hagelsieb, the Sinaloa Cartel has already set-up operations in England, France and the Netherlands.
“The Sinaloa is the first cartel that can have an impact worldwide,” he added.
In 2011, the Mexican news magazine Contralinea (http://contralinea.info/noticias.html) published an eye-opening report on the worldwide spread of Mexican cartels. What follows are the highlights of that report as translated by Insight (http://www.insightcrime.org/):
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Mexican drug cartels reach Europe - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CanA6lnz1U)
Sinaloa Cartel now operating in Europe
U.S. officials announced last week that members of Britain's Serious Organized Crime Agency (SOCA) have been meeting with U.S. law enforcement on the Texas-Mexico border to gain a better understanding of the threat posed by the Mexican drug cartels, as the Sinaloa Cartel is now reportedly operating in Europe.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement official, Oscar Hagelsieb told reporters: “The most important lesson that we have shared with SOCA, is that if they are not prepared to deal with the Mexican cartels, they will spread like a cancer and will entrench themselves in the economy and community in an attempt to 'legitimize' their illicit profits. They must also be aware of the violence that will undoubtedly follow.”
According to Agent Hagelsieb, the Sinaloa Cartel has already set-up operations in England, France and the Netherlands.
“The Sinaloa is the first cartel that can have an impact worldwide,” he added.
In 2011, the Mexican news magazine Contralinea (http://contralinea.info/noticias.html) published an eye-opening report on the worldwide spread of Mexican cartels. What follows are the highlights of that report as translated by Insight (http://www.insightcrime.org/):
Continue reading on Examiner.com Sinaloa Cartel now operating in Europe - National drug cartel | Examiner.com (http://www.examiner.com/drug-cartel-in-national/sinaloa-cartel-now-operating-europe#ixzz1p9RWfNQq) http://www.examiner.com/drug-cartel-in-national/sinaloa-cartel-now-operating-europe#ixzz1p9RWfNQq
Mexican drug cartels reach Europe - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CanA6lnz1U)