Cartels Set Up 'Command' Center In TX
June 13, 2013 11:58 AM EDT
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The Dallas-Fort Worth area is known for the Cowboys, the world's fourth largest airport and now as a command hub for Mexico's notorious drug cartels.
Following tactics used widely in Mexico, the country's drug trafficking organizations have commandeered the city and surrounding area as a command center to ferry their products throughout the U.S. Despite being more than 400 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, the Dallas-Ft. Worth area's location and connection to countrywide interstates and rail systems have allowed drug shipments to flourish, officials said.
"Violent and ruthless Mexican cartels remain a constant danger to Texas and beyond," said Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw in a press release sent to Fox News Latino. "They are considered the most significant organized crime threat to the state. Six of the eight cartels currently have command and control networks operating in the state, moving drugs and people into the U.S., and transporting cash, weapons and stolen vehicles back to Mexico."
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