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For: The opinion Posted Jan 20, 2023, 10:52 am EST
The control of the drug cartels on the border between the United States and Mexico is evident, as could be seen with a video that circulated on social networks, where young hitmen fired assault rifles at a Border Patrol drone. who detected his camp.
The images were released on January 16 by Jason Jonesintelligence specialist and retired captain of the Texas Department of Public Safety, who revealed that the incident occurred on the Arizona-Sonora border.
After this material became known, elements of the Mexican Army carried out patrols in that area of difficult access, and managed to detect six of these camps in the municipality of Sáric.
According to sources from the 45th Military Zone consulted by the Efe news agency, these places are used by observers known as “hawks,” who guide drug and human traffickers across the border while monitoring the activities of US security agencies.
Regarding this fact, local media reported that in the criminal camps there was water, food, tactical equipment, blankets for the cold and tents to protect themselves from the sun, as well as binoculars, radios and weapons.
Although various drug cartels operate on the border, it is known that the Sonora region has a strong drug presence. Sinaloa cartelas well as the Caborca CartelFounded by Rafael Caro Quintero.
In the recording released by Jaeson James, one of the Americans is even heard saying in English: “They are people of the little boys”referring to the children of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.
The northern Sonoran desert is an inhospitable area where, due to the high number of operations by organized crime groups, there is little presence of citizens because they are intimidated by criminals.
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