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Ted Poe: “Yes, in the western part of Texas, near El Paso, the Juarez drug cartel operates bringing drugs into the United States.…”

On the recordApril 20, 2010
Yes, in the western part of Texas, near El Paso, the Juarez drug cartel operates bringing drugs into the United States. They have hitmen that are called the Azteca gang. And they have been specifically hired to target our Border Patrol agents, a $250,000 bounty on their head for kidnapping or murdering of them; that is correct.
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Ted Poe
Republican · Texas
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Apr 20, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker addresses the threat posed by the Juarez drug cartel to Border Patrol agents in Texas.

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