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    Marines kill 11, nab 36, find 4 tons of marijuana

    MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican marines say they seized more than 4 tons of marijuana, arrested 36 cartel members and killed 11 others during five days of raids through the violent border state of Tamaulipas.

    Those arrested include the alleged head of the Gulf Cartel in the town of Miguel Aleman, who was captured after a gunfight in which 10 cartel members died. The marijuana was found in two locations.

    Marine spokesman Jose Luis Vergara said in a press conference in Matamoros that marines also seized 251 hand grenades and 35 grenade launchers.

    The Gulf Cartel was once the dominant trafficking network in the area but is now in a war with the surging Zetas cartel for control.

     

    676 comments

    • usodumb  •  7 mths ago
      lol
    • Pat  •  7 mths ago
      Legalize it and eliminate the cartels.
    • kjhjhvg  •  7 mths ago
      they should burn it and get the whole country high to bring peace to mexico
    • Vegas Jack  •  7 mths ago
      Wow, 11 jobs just opened up in Mexico...
      • HARLEY DOG 7 mths ago
        more like 11 more illegals in the states ,,,
    • Josh  •  7 mths ago
      Seriously people, it just seems absolutely insane to me.....grenade lauchers, grenades, cartels, wars, guns, deaths, beheadings....is it all worth it to "protect" the public from marijuana???
    • John  •  7 mths ago
      I hate these cartels. It's worth legalizing pot just to ruin their revenue.
      • Para z Chicago 7 mths ago
        Than what. After they increase production of meth, and cocaine to supplement the income, should we legalize that too?
      • Mark 7 mths ago
        @ Para, correct. The lose of money from pot sales would increase the fighting. There would be less money, so they would fight harder. They will start after ligit businesses and shake them down to make up the money. Pot sales accounts for only 65% of all drugs sales. They make money for helping cross the boarder, which would increase in cost.
      • Sarafina 7 mths ago
        Pot is the least of it.
    • Jim  •  7 mths ago
      the pot will be now siphoned offed by the senor officers and polticians
      • Jason 7 mths ago
        Ha. Senor officers. Nice unintended pun.
      • señor walnuts 7 mths ago
        ^lol
      • A Yahoo! User 7 mths ago
        Mexico City is over 7000 feet above sea level. That's more than a mile high, which is what the entire population will be when the federales torch 10% of that weed. The rest will simply be repackaged and sold again to the cartels. Such is corruption in Mexico.
    • lebo  •  7 mths ago
      Four tons of Mary Jane siezed. Must be trying to put the potato chip companies out of business.
    • Lucy  •  7 mths ago
      Later on in the news........"Mexican Marines sell pot, make millions!"
    • Draven  •  7 mths ago
      A pot bust are you kidding me, sounds like a politically motivated story, lol. A make shift #$%$ bust to make someone look good. Come on you got worse crap then weed there try Hezbollah, let alone the coke, heroin, and meth. Just another American Drug war feel good story that means nothing overall.
    • Kelly  •  7 mths ago
      Find out how many of our politicians were involved in running the drugs while you have them
    • Independent Bear  •  7 mths ago
      So what does that 4 tons represent, a half hour's consumption by the US... less than that? One thing these seizure stories seldom mention is that, in spite of the huge amounts occasionally found, it isn't enough to have any effect on the supply or price to users.
    • R AM  •  7 mths ago
      Bring our troops home and secure our borders now!!!
    • simple53  •  7 mths ago
      Can someone clean up our goverment cartels
    • NoVaGuy  •  7 mths ago
      Wait- you mean illicit Mexican marijuana bound for little Joey and Suzy Middle School here in the good old USA is associated with Mexican drug cartels, grenades and grenade launchers? Say it ain't true!
    • Nate  •  7 mths ago
      Generally, Mexican pot is not very good.
    • Dr, Kline  •  7 mths ago
      From crocked hands to the even more corrupted governments.

      This would end in hours if drugs were legal.

      Is it worth the cost for a law that can never be won.
    • jp  •  7 mths ago
      This will adversely affect the cost of gas, um, grass for hard-working Americans.
    • Elpitudo  •  7 mths ago
      Sorry pot heads no sucking the devil's bong for awhile!!!!,...
    • Kurt  •  7 mths ago
      Shame more of the Mexican cartel weren't just outright killed
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