Monday, March 1, 2010

Drug war clashes between Gulf cartel, Zetas may escalate, could affect North Texas

NUEVO LAREDO – Longstanding tensions between the Zetas paramilitary group and their old employers, the Gulf drug cartel, have exploded into a full-blown war, worrying U.S. and Mexican law enforcement officials that a likely protracted battle will further threaten this stretch of the Texas-Mexico border. Parts of it are already under heightened security.

Alfredo Corchado reports from Mexico:

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