Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the reputed head of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel, has instructed associates to use deadly force north of the border to protect trafficking operations, authorities said. Mexico Attorney General's OfficeFrom L.A. Times:
Authorities say Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, the reputed leader of the Mexican cartel, has given his associates the OK, if necessary, to open fire across the border.
Reporting from Sells, Ariz. -- The reputed head of Mexico's Sinaloa drug cartel is threatening a more aggressive stance against competitors and law enforcement north of the border, instructing associates to use deadly force, if needed, to protect increasingly contested trafficking operations, authorities said.
Such a move by Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Mexico's most-wanted fugitive, would mark a turn from the cartel's previous position of largely avoiding violent confrontations in the U.S. -- either with law enforcement officers or rival traffickers.
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My Comment: When one adds up all the murders, kidnappings, assaults, and drug smuggling/selling incidents in the United States .... you have to wonder how much more can it be if Mexican drug cartels start to use deadly force in the U.S.