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‘Real News From The Blaze:’ Mexican Drug War Goes National

Sep. 27, 2012 10:42pm Christopher Santarelli

TheBlaze published an exclusive piece Thursday featuring an interview with Jack Riley, special agent in charge for the Chicago Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, on the growing presence of street gang activity and related Mexican drug cartel operations in the Windy City. The skyrocketing violent crime rates have stunned the northern city, as Riley says the cartels have designated Chicago as one of their main hubs of operation in America. Riley tells TheBlaze his belief that “a number of the Mexican cartels are probably the most organized, well-funded, vicious criminal organizations that [America has] ever seen”, as ruthless as Al Capone and the Italian mafia ever was.

While we usually consider the Mexican drug wars to be an issue for border states, where violence routinely spills over into American cities, the issue has really become one of nationwide significance.

On “Real News” Thursday the panel discussed the revelations in TheBlaze piece, and the evolution of Mexican cartels and the drug trade in the U.S.:

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polnick
Posted on January 19, 2013 at 8:36pm
Cheap dark brown Chinquapin Heroin laced with Bath salts are addicting Chicago`s youngsters. The cashing of mom’s welfare check and food stamps cannot cover the costs of a week’s supply of dope. Kids are tempted to rob their well-armed peddler of his stash, it is kill or be killed and the drug dealer usually wins. Blame it on illegal desperadoes and their 3 buck packet of Chinquapin poison.

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thegreatcarnac
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 4:58pm
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boyscout66
Posted on September 28, 2012 at 3:01am
Yes, I do think that these cartels are being fed & backed with Muslim Brotherhood in their back pocket to destroy our country in just one of the many means that they found another Obama loophole intentionally placed for radical Islam to reach within our borders. I still believe that the mafia exists, especially within Chicago, but I don’t think that they have the control or means necessary to be in charge of the Mexican drug cartels throughout the heartland.

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