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Drug cartel violence, possibly leadership migrates to US soil

Last month the Governor's homeland security chief told the Legislature that the "command and control" operations of so-called Mexican drug cartels are probably closer to Houston than the border, and a couple of recent Houston Chronicle stories seem to corroborate that claim:Mexican cartels infiltrate HoustonUS teen hitman convicted of cartel killingsReported the Chron:Among the unsolved local killings is the death of Pedro Cardenas Guillen, 36, whose last name is considered trafficking royalty. He was shot in the head and left in a ditch off Madden Road, near Fort Bend County. His uncle is Osiel Cardenas Guillen, reputed head of the powerful Gulf Cartel. He was extradited from Mexico and awaits trial in Houston on charges of drug trafficking, money laundering and threatening to kill federal agents...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on March 08, 2009 (boomark / email).