Rape trees, river floaters, skeletal remains, and fentanyl candy. The new vernacular of illegal immigration is an indictment of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) loss of operational control along the U.S.-Southern border. A consequence of this is the transformation of cartel insurgencies into well-formed armies that recruit and employ uniformed soldiers, have supporting intelligence operations, and control terrain. The challenge now confronting state and federal law enforcement is no longer how to deter an insurgency; it’s how to defeat an army.
By Clarence Henderson
Real Clear Wire
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Rape trees (see https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CRECB-2006-pt8/html/CRECB-2006-pt8-Pg1
The 51-year-old former head of the Cartel del Golfo was sentenced to life in prison for his role in distributing drugs into the county, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Costilla-Sanchez, who was also known as "Doble X" and "Dos Equis," was a police officer before becoming the head of the powerful cartel.