Mexico: Drug Gangs Fight Back

Wow! The cartels are getting more serious in this War! Maybe some of the intel guys from Iraq can help get this situation under control in Mexico?

Mexico: Drug Gangs Fight Back: "Drug Gangs Fight Back
February 10, 2008: The Army had a big week in its war on the cartelistas (drug gangs). The army conducted an operation in Tamaulipas state that led to the capture of five men and a large weapons cache. The cache was found on a ranch and included plastic explosive, hand grenades, bullet-proof protective vests, 80 sets of military uniforms, 89 rifles and 83,000 rounds of ammunition. The army also found nine tons of marijuana on the ranch and several vehicles, one equipped with bullet-proof glass. The troops found what amounts to a supply dump for a company-sized unit capable of launching limited mobile operations. A police station in a small town would be quickly overrun by a force of this size and this well-armed."