DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH.

Sergio Chapa KGBT-TV January 2011

Dallas at the Crossroads of the Drug War

DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH._______________________________Mexico: A Modern, Industrialized & Developing Nation

Population: 112,468,855Gross Domestic Product: $1.463 trillion dollarsPer Capita Income: $13,200 dollarsPoverty Rate: 18.2%Unemployment Rate: 5.5%

Source: CIA World Fact Book

DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH._______________________________Mexican Drug Cartels

SOURCE: Stratfor

DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH._______________________________Mexican Drug Cartels

SOURCE: Stratfor

DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH._______________________________Drug War

DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH._______________________________Drug War: Death Toll

SOURCE: Stratfor, Blog del Narco

• 30,196 killed since 2006

• 12,658 killed in 2010

• 1 person every 40 minutes

DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH._______________________________

August 2010:

72 Central & South American immigrants killed by Zetas drug cartel 80 miles south of the border in San Fernando, Tamaulipas.

The immigrants refused to help smuggle drugs into the United States.

Illegal Immigrants Caught in the Middle

Freddy Lala:

One man survived and managed to find Mexican marines back to the ranch where the others were killed.

Drug cartels have taken over human smuggling routes often forcing immigrants to smuggle drugs to pay their fees to enter the United States.

DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH._______________________________

Rodolfo Torre-Cantu:

PRI candidate for Governor of Tamaulipas gunned down on June 28th, 2010 just days before the July 4th elections.

His brother ran in his place and won.

Politicians in the Crossfire

Luis Mario Guajardo-Varela:

PAN candidate for mayor in Valle Hermoso, Tamaulipas gunned down with two other men on May 13th, 2010.

Other PAN candidates dropped out of their races following his death.

DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH._______________________________Journalists in the Crossfire

Carlos Alberto Guajardo

Matamoros reporter killed in the crossfire while covering shootout between drug traffickers and Mexican soldiers in November 2010.

Mexico: Deadly Nation for Journalists

At least 24 journalists have been killed in Mexico since 1992.

Other journalists have been silenced through assaults and kidnappings.

Many citizens have turned to social media networks such as Twitter and YouTube to share information about drug shootouts.

Source: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)

DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH._______________________________Texas Border

Drugs Immigrants

Guns Cash

TEXAS

MEXICO

DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH._______________________________Spillover Violence

David Hartley CaseFalcon Lake, TexasSeptember 30th, 2010

American man allegedly murdered by Mexican pirates on lake between U.S/Mexico border.

DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH._______________________________Spillover Violence

Cartel MurderBrownsville, TexasSeptember 30th, 2010

Two men murdered in a drug cartel hit in Brownsville, Texas

DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH._______________________________Border Corruption

Conrado CantuCameron County SheriffJune 2005

Arrested in a drug trafficking case and sentenced to 24 years in federal prison.

DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH._______________________________Border Corruption

Rey GuerraStarr County SheriffOctober 2008

Arrested in a drug trafficking case and sentenced to 5 years and 4 months in federal prison.

DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH._______________________________Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH._______________________________Dallas: Major Distribution Hub at Intersection of Four Interstates

DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH._______________________________Dallas: Major Drug Consumer Market

• Methamphetamines• Marijuana• Cocaine• Ecstasy• Heroin

DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH._______________________________Dallas: Drug-Related Crime

• Gang Violence• Murder• Robbery• Burglary

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice

DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH._______________________________Dallas: Drug-Related Crime

Luis Campos & Linoshka TorresOak CliffFebruary 2007

Young couple kidnapped from a home outside Oak Cliff in a case of mistaken identity.

Their bodies were found in a remote area outside Lancaster.

A Santería shrine was found nearby.

DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH._______________________________Dallas: Drug-Related Crime

Bocanegra Kidnapping GangRichardsonMay 2007

This group would raid drug stash houses throughout the DFW metroplex.

They kidnapped drug traffickers and held them for ransom at a mobile home in southeast Dallas.

They were involved in a shootout at a WalMart off IH-30 in Oak Cliff.

DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH._______________________________Cheese Heroin: 33 Drug-Related Deaths in Dallas

DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH._______________________________Dallas: Source of Guns for Cartels

Erasmo Arciba Case:

Lancaster man bought high-powered guns for the Zetas and was sentenced to 3 years and 10 months in federal prison.

Guns stores, pawn shops & gun shows are important sources.

Gun Seized in Mexico traced to USA

• 60,000 guns in past four years

• Texas is #1 source state

• Houston is #1 source city in Texas

• Dallas remains important source

DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH._______________________________Dallas: Money Laundering Hub

• Billions of dollars are smuggled back to Mexico. • Drug profits are sent from Dallas to Mexico• Cartels are always becoming more inventive • Wire transfers and debit cards are new methods

DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH._______________________________Solution: Law Enforcement

Federal Response

Federal lawmakers want to increase funds for border security but also create initiatives such as the border fence and unmanned drones.

Texas Response

Texas Gov. Rick Perry wants increased funding for border security.

His request for National Guard troops stationed at the border has not been fully granted.

DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH._______________________________Solution: Drug Rehabilitation

North Texas Rehab Centers

Thousands of people enter rehab clinics in the DFW metroplex every year but success rates remain low and sometimes have to go through a program more than once to successfully beat their addiction.

Providers have noted that there is not enough public funding for drug rehabilitation programs.

The need is more acute for juveniles for whom there is even less funding.

DRUGS. GUNS. IMMIGRANTS. CASH._______________________________Solution: Youth Programs

Four-Point Strategy:

• Education • Prevention

• Intervention

• Rehabilitation

Juvenile Drug Court

Dallas County District Attorney’s Office program allows first-time juvenile drug offenders to avoid a criminal past by enrolling in a special, but strict program.