Livestock trailer with $13 million among booty from Mexican cartel bust

Cybergal · Nov 13, 2008

Livestock trailer with $13 million among booty from Mexican cartel bust
11/12/08

A massive federal takedown of a Mexican drug cartel resulted in 41 individuals being charged and hundreds of kilos of drugs being seized along with the discovery of a creative way to transport cash.
On Oct. 28, federal prosecutors in Atlanta charged 41 people with alleged ties to a large-scale drug distribution and money laundering scheme in Georgia and Texas.
Among those tied to the organization were one sheriffs deputy in Georgia who tried to use his badge to get out of a traffic stop, and a livestock hauler. The livestock hauler used a hidden compartment under the livestock and a pulley system to store more than $13 million in drug proceeds.
This is another case of a major cartel-related Mexican organization that processed huge amounts of illegal drugs and money through metro Atlanta to many other parts of the country, said U.S. Attorney David Nahmias.
During this long-term investigation, we took away from the organization about $22 million in drug money a record amount for an Atlanta case and hundreds of kilos of the organizations cocaine and marijuana. We have now indicted dozens of its alleged members who face long sentences in federal prison.
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http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2008/Nov08/111008/111208-06.htm

lilillill · Nov 13, 2008

Things That Make You Go Hmmm...

How about that? The DEA and the FBI have perfected a LEGAL way to make millions of dollars off the sale of ILLEGAL drugs.

IAMGREAT · Nov 15, 2008

Illegal drugs, Illegal MEXCANS!!! Both go hand in hand. Exterminate the MEXCANS and most of the drug problem will halt!!!

rjones56 · Nov 15, 2008

IAMGREAT said: ↑

Illegal drugs, Illegal MEXCANS!!! Both go hand in hand. Exterminate the MEXCANS and most of the drug problem will halt!!!
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No,it won`t.The biggest drug problem in this country is methamphetamine-which is mostly produced in small labs in houses ,apartments,motels,even out of the trunks of cars.One could also argue that there is a huge amount of payoff nationwide to local law enforcement(and beyond).The drug epidemic isn`t going away no matter what because of the amount of money involved.
Most immigrants,legal and otherwise,are here working jobs that Americans won`t and are doing what they have to supporting families.
I would like to see drug dealers,and those on their payroll packed up and airdropped into the icecap somewhere.

Lilbit · Nov 15, 2008

rjones56 said: ↑

I would like to see drug dealers,and those on their payroll packed up and airdropped into the icecap somewhere.
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With heavy concrete blocks tied to their feet?

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