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Spillover: Is a Texas prison gang responsibile for half the violence in Juarez?

Members of a Texas prison gang are working as contract killers and may be responsible for the murder of three Americans including an El Paso Sheriff's deputy, as well as half of the drug-related slayings in Juarez, the Washington Post reported over the weekend ("New adversaries in Mexican drug war: Contract killers for Mexican cartels," April 4):A cross-border drug gang born in the prison cells of Texas has evolved into a sophisticated paramilitary killing machine that U.S. and Mexican officials suspect is responsible for thousands of assassinations here, including the recent ambush and slaying of three people linked to the U.S. consulate.The heavily tattooed Barrio Azteca gang members have long operated across the border in El Paso, dealing drugs and stealing cars...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on April 08, 2010 (boomark / email).