Shooting Erupts At Popular Mexican Beach Resort Again As Cartel Turf-War Escalates

Tourists at a restaurant in the popular Mexican beach resort of Tulum were caught in the crossfire when a terrifying shootout interrupted their vacations.

According to local news Riviera Maya News, two people were killed and a third wounded at the luxurious Art Beach restaurant on Saturday night shortly after 2100 local time. Two young men were killed, and another was injured.

Readers have been well aware of the uncontrolled violence that affects the Quintana Roo state, which includes Cancun, Cozumel, and Tulum. Shootings are occurring increasingly in tourist areas where some have been killed.

Last month, two Canadians were shot dead by an unknown gunman at a ritzy resort near Cancun. In November last year at the Hyatt Ziva Riviera hotel, south of Cancun, hundreds of tourists witnessed a shootout between rival drug gangs. The frequency of attacks comes as drug cartels try to secure turf in popular resort towns to pedal drugs to tourists.

I'd still rather vacation in Mexico than Canada.

Americans dont hear about this....or they wouldn't ever go again to Cancun, Maya Riviera and Tulum. It's a war zone masked by the faux safety of everything included resort hotels.

Time for the Mexican President to call the leader of the cartels and have a chit chat with him.

I 1000% believe both the Mexican and US governments could stop the cartels if the wanted to, but there's too much money in it, so they give them areas to play and areas to stay out of. Some morons took the fun into the wrong area, and now their bodies will be dumped in an empty field 57 miles from nowhere.

ElKabong said:

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Shooting Erupts At Popular Mexican Beach Resort Again As Cartel Turf-War Escalates

Tourists at a restaurant in the popular Mexican beach resort of Tulum were caught in the crossfire when a terrifying shootout interrupted their vacations.

According to local news Riviera Maya News, two people were killed and a third wounded at the luxurious Art Beach restaurant on Saturday night shortly after 2100 local time. Two young men were killed, and another was injured.

Readers have been well aware of the uncontrolled violence that affects the Quintana Roo state, which includes Cancun, Cozumel, and Tulum. Shootings are occurring increasingly in tourist areas where some have been killed.

Last month, two Canadians were shot dead by an unknown gunman at a ritzy resort near Cancun. In November last year at the Hyatt Ziva Riviera hotel, south of Cancun, hundreds of tourists witnessed a shootout between rival drug gangs. The frequency of attacks comes as drug cartels try to secure turf in popular resort towns to pedal drugs to tourists.

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1. We have people getting killed everyday for drugs in the US. What your seeing is cartel members getting killed while on vacation.

2. The shooting at Xcaret was Canadian from an Asian gang gangsters getting killed by Mexican cartel.

3. Tulum shooting is interesting. We were there in January and there is a drug dealer at every restroom in every restaurant and club. They are selling party drugs and I assume it's just a matter of time before a turf war breaks out.

WestAustinAg said:

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Americans dont hear about this....or they wouldn't ever go again to Cancun, Maya Riviera and Tulum. It's a war zone masked by the faux safety of everything included resort hotels.

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Ok this is a bit of an exaggeration.
What numbers do you have to back this up?

Come...

enjoy the sun, beaches, drink cocktails, and dodge bullets!

AggieLostinDallas said:

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ElKabong said:

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Shooting Erupts At Popular Mexican Beach Resort Again As Cartel Turf-War Escalates

Tourists at a restaurant in the popular Mexican beach resort of Tulum were caught in the crossfire when a terrifying shootout interrupted their vacations.

According to local news Riviera Maya News, two people were killed and a third wounded at the luxurious Art Beach restaurant on Saturday night shortly after 2100 local time. Two young men were killed, and another was injured.

Readers have been well aware of the uncontrolled violence that affects the Quintana Roo state, which includes Cancun, Cozumel, and Tulum. Shootings are occurring increasingly in tourist areas where some have been killed.

Last month, two Canadians were shot dead by an unknown gunman at a ritzy resort near Cancun. In November last year at the Hyatt Ziva Riviera hotel, south of Cancun, hundreds of tourists witnessed a shootout between rival drug gangs. The frequency of attacks comes as drug cartels try to secure turf in popular resort towns to pedal drugs to tourists.

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1. We have people getting killed everyday for drugs in the US. What your seeing is cartel members getting killed while on vacation.

2. The shooting at Xcaret was Canadian from an Asian gang gangsters getting killed by Mexican cartel.

3. Tulum shooting is interesting. We were there in January and there is a drug dealer at every restroom in every restaurant and club. They are selling party drugs and I assume it's just a matter of time before a turf war breaks out.

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Not on Galveston Island or in Destin, FL during the summer vacation, we don't.

Stop acting like this is a nothing burger. Absurd comparison!

My extended family wanted to go this summer. I shut that down because of this kind of stuff. Seems to be getting worse.

well the ban on avocados is working as HEB is out of stock

This could all be so easily fixed if Sylvester Turner was in charge of Mexico.

Marcus Brutus said:

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AggieLostinDallas said:

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ElKabong said:

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Shooting Erupts At Popular Mexican Beach Resort Again As Cartel Turf-War Escalates

Tourists at a restaurant in the popular Mexican beach resort of Tulum were caught in the crossfire when a terrifying shootout interrupted their vacations.

According to local news Riviera Maya News, two people were killed and a third wounded at the luxurious Art Beach restaurant on Saturday night shortly after 2100 local time. Two young men were killed, and another was injured.

Readers have been well aware of the uncontrolled violence that affects the Quintana Roo state, which includes Cancun, Cozumel, and Tulum. Shootings are occurring increasingly in tourist areas where some have been killed.

Last month, two Canadians were shot dead by an unknown gunman at a ritzy resort near Cancun. In November last year at the Hyatt Ziva Riviera hotel, south of Cancun, hundreds of tourists witnessed a shootout between rival drug gangs. The frequency of attacks comes as drug cartels try to secure turf in popular resort towns to pedal drugs to tourists.

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1. We have people getting killed everyday for drugs in the US. What your seeing is cartel members getting killed while on vacation.

2. The shooting at Xcaret was Canadian from an Asian gang gangsters getting killed by Mexican cartel.

3. Tulum shooting is interesting. We were there in January and there is a drug dealer at every restroom in every restaurant and club. They are selling party drugs and I assume it's just a matter of time before a turf war breaks out.

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Not on Galveston Island or in Destin, FL during the summer vacation, we don't.

Stop acting like this is a nothing burger. Absurd comparison!

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You may want to rethink your comparisons.
Galveston is not exactly a safe Mecca. It's more violent than most of America. How many Americans have been killed or shot in the Cancun area?

Show me the numbers that say it's not safe to visit.

Hungry Ojos said:

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This could all be so easily fixed if Sylvester Turner was in charge of Mexico.

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Everbody just cheeeeellllll.

AggieLostinDallas said:

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Marcus Brutus said:

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AggieLostinDallas said:

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ElKabong said:

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Shooting Erupts At Popular Mexican Beach Resort Again As Cartel Turf-War Escalates

Tourists at a restaurant in the popular Mexican beach resort of Tulum were caught in the crossfire when a terrifying shootout interrupted their vacations.

According to local news Riviera Maya News, two people were killed and a third wounded at the luxurious Art Beach restaurant on Saturday night shortly after 2100 local time. Two young men were killed, and another was injured.

Readers have been well aware of the uncontrolled violence that affects the Quintana Roo state, which includes Cancun, Cozumel, and Tulum. Shootings are occurring increasingly in tourist areas where some have been killed.

Last month, two Canadians were shot dead by an unknown gunman at a ritzy resort near Cancun. In November last year at the Hyatt Ziva Riviera hotel, south of Cancun, hundreds of tourists witnessed a shootout between rival drug gangs. The frequency of attacks comes as drug cartels try to secure turf in popular resort towns to pedal drugs to tourists.

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1. We have people getting killed everyday for drugs in the US. What your seeing is cartel members getting killed while on vacation.

2. The shooting at Xcaret was Canadian from an Asian gang gangsters getting killed by Mexican cartel.

3. Tulum shooting is interesting. We were there in January and there is a drug dealer at every restroom in every restaurant and club. They are selling party drugs and I assume it's just a matter of time before a turf war breaks out.

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Not on Galveston Island or in Destin, FL during the summer vacation, we don't.

Stop acting like this is a nothing burger. Absurd comparison!

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You may want to rethink your comparisons.
Galveston is not exactly a safe Mecca. It's more violent than most of America. How many Americans have been killed or shot in the Cancun area?

Show me the numbers that say it's not safe to visit.

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LOL, ok. I'll be sure to wear my bullet proof vest the next time I head to Galveston beach. I've been going there for 20 years and have never witnessed a gun fight. Little did I know.

Thanks for opening my eyes!

AggieLostinDallas said:

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WestAustinAg said:

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Americans dont hear about this....or they wouldn't ever go again to Cancun, Maya Riviera and Tulum. It's a war zone masked by the faux safety of everything included resort hotels.

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Ok this is a bit of an exaggeration.
What numbers do you have to back this up?

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Breitbart and others do a lot more reporting on this area and the cartel activity and at the border. It is a war zone. The same exact lifecycle absolutely destroyed Acapulco 20 years ago. And it will end up killing this area as well.

No...this isn't violence on a cartel member taking a vacation. This is carter on cartel violence as they both encroach more and more and closer and into the areas they never went before. They used to stay away from visitor hotels and restaurants...no longer.

They are fighting for territory to provide the drugs to the American and European vacationers who think because it's Mexico they should buy their drugs at cut rate prices.

Galveston has terrible violence in a few bad blocks It doesn't really hit the beaches or the hotels and restaurants. It isn't comparable to Mexico.

aTm2004 said:

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Hungry Ojos said:

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This could all be so easily fixed if Sylvester Turner was in charge of Mexico.

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Everbody just cheeeeellllll.

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Exactly.

WestAustinAg said:

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AggieLostinDallas said:

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WestAustinAg said:

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Americans dont hear about this....or they wouldn't ever go again to Cancun, Maya Riviera and Tulum. It's a war zone masked by the faux safety of everything included resort hotels.

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Ok this is a bit of an exaggeration.
What numbers do you have to back this up?

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Breitbart and others do a lot more reporting on this area and the cartel activity and at the border. It is a war zone. The same exact lifecycle absolutely destroyed Acapulco 20 years ago. And it will end up killing this area as well.

No...this isn't violence on a cartel member taking a vacation. This is carter on cartel violence as they both encroach more and more and closer and into the areas they never went before. They used to stay away from visitor hotels and restaurants...no longer.

They are fighting for territory to provide the drugs to the American and European vacationers who think because it's Mexico they should buy their drugs at cut rate prices.

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Hey, as long as they are not targeting Americans, its ok to be inside bar or on the beach in Mexico during a gun fight between cartels. Americans are immune to those bullets. /eye roll

WestAustinAg said:

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AggieLostinDallas said:

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WestAustinAg said:

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Americans dont hear about this....or they wouldn't ever go again to Cancun, Maya Riviera and Tulum. It's a war zone masked by the faux safety of everything included resort hotels.

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Ok this is a bit of an exaggeration.
What numbers do you have to back this up?

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Breitbart and others do a lot more reporting on this area and the cartel activity and at the border. It is a war zone. The same exact lifecycle absolutely destroyed Acapulco 20 years ago. And it will end up killing this area as well.

No...this isn't violence on a cartel member taking a vacation. This is carter on cartel violence as they both encroach more and more and closer and into the areas they never went before. They used to stay away from visitor hotels and restaurants...no longer.

They are fighting for territory to provide the drugs to the American and European vacationers who think because it's Mexico they should buy their drugs at cut rate prices.

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The shooting at Xcaret was absolutely the cartel killing a Canadian drug dealer.

Your last comment I agree with. Tulum is a bohemian/live and let live kinda place so drugs are pretty free flowing. In the past 5 years tourism has spiked, thus the street selling of drugs has spiked. Anytime drugs sales goes up, so does the street war.

Mexico needs to send more Federales into the area but it's still safer for Americans than most large American cities.

aTm2004 said:

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Time for the Mexican President to call the leader of the cartels and have a chit chat with him.

I 1000% believe both the Mexican and US governments could stop the cartels if the wanted to, but there's too much money in it, so they give them areas to play and areas to stay out of. Some morons took the fun into the wrong area, and now their bodies will be dumped in an empty field 57 miles from nowhere.

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I missed this post but this exactly what happened in Puerto Vallarta. The cartel heads took care of their own business.

aTm2004 said:

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Time for the Mexican President to call the leader of the cartels and have a chit chat with him.

I 1000% believe both the Mexican and US governments could stop the cartels if the wanted to, but there's too much money in it, so they give them areas to play and areas to stay out of. Some morons took the fun into the wrong area, and now their bodies will be dumped in an empty field 57 miles from nowhere.

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Basically the "Amsterdam" concept from The Wire

WestAustinAg said:

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AggieLostinDallas said:

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WestAustinAg said:

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Americans dont hear about this....or they wouldn't ever go again to Cancun, Maya Riviera and Tulum. It's a war zone masked by the faux safety of everything included resort hotels.

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Ok this is a bit of an exaggeration.
What numbers do you have to back this up?

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Breitbart and others do a lot more reporting on this area and the cartel activity and at the border. It is a war zone. The same exact lifecycle absolutely destroyed Acapulco 20 years ago. And it will end up killing this area as well.

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I know nothing about Acapulco. I looked it up and you're right. Great comparison. If Dallas thinks this will not impact tourism, I've got a bridge to sell him or her.

Remember when the jackass in the pocket of cartels President of Mexico called for a travel warning to his people to the US after the El Paso Walmart shootings. Pepperidge Farms remembers.

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well the ban on avocados is working as HEB is out of stock

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Look for the hill country variety.

WestAustinAg said:

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AggieLostinDallas said:

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WestAustinAg said:

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Americans dont hear about this....or they wouldn't ever go again to Cancun, Maya Riviera and Tulum. It's a war zone masked by the faux safety of everything included resort hotels.

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Ok this is a bit of an exaggeration.
What numbers do you have to back this up?

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Breitbart and others do a lot more reporting on this area and the cartel activity and at the border. It is a war zone. The same exact lifecycle absolutely destroyed Acapulco 20 years ago. And it will end up killing this area as well.

No...this isn't violence on a cartel member taking a vacation. This is carter on cartel violence as they both encroach more and more and closer and into the areas they never went before. They used to stay away from visitor hotels and restaurants...no longer.

They are fighting for territory to provide the drugs to the American and European vacationers who think because it's Mexico they should buy their drugs at cut rate prices.

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I'd be fine with buying drugs at American prices when vacationing.
The important thing is the drugs, not trying to get bargain basement prices while vacationing in another country.

aTm2004 said:

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Time for the Mexican President to call the leader of the cartels and have a chit chat with him.

I 1000% believe both the Mexican and US governments could stop the cartels if the wanted to, but there's too much money in it, so they give them areas to play and areas to stay out of. Some morons took the fun into the wrong area, and now their bodies will be dumped in an empty field 57 miles from nowhere.

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Of course we could. We can take out an Iranian general at an airport on the other side of the planet. We certainly could take out a few narco capitans on the other side of the border. The cartels are more dangerous to average Americans than the Iranian general was.

Yikes, I'm going there this week for sister's wedding.

HumpitPuryear said:

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aTm2004 said:

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Time for the Mexican President to call the leader of the cartels and have a chit chat with him.

I 1000% believe both the Mexican and US governments could stop the cartels if the wanted to, but there's too much money in it, so they give them areas to play and areas to stay out of. Some morons took the fun into the wrong area, and now their bodies will be dumped in an empty field 57 miles from nowhere.

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Of course we could. We can take out an Iranian general at an airport on the other side of the planet. We certainly could take out a few narco capitans on the other side of the border. The cartels are more dangerous to average Americans than the Iranian general was.

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We don't want to stop the drug war and neither does Mexico. It's probably their top industry, who knows. And there are tons of jobs in the US based on that war. The US makes over 10 million arrests each year for drug offenses. That's a lot of law enforcement officers, judges, clerks, etc... employed.

ElKabong said:

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Shooting Erupts At Popular Mexican Beach Resort Again As Cartel Turf-War Escalates

Tourists at a restaurant in the popular Mexican beach resort of Tulum were caught in the crossfire when a terrifying shootout interrupted their vacations.

According to local news Riviera Maya News, two people were killed and a third wounded at the luxurious Art Beach restaurant on Saturday night shortly after 2100 local time. Two young men were killed, and another was injured.

Readers have been well aware of the uncontrolled violence that affects the Quintana Roo state, which includes Cancun, Cozumel, and Tulum. Shootings are occurring increasingly in tourist areas where some have been killed.

Last month, two Canadians were shot dead by an unknown gunman at a ritzy resort near Cancun. In November last year at the Hyatt Ziva Riviera hotel, south of Cancun, hundreds of tourists witnessed a shootout between rival drug gangs. The frequency of attacks comes as drug cartels try to secure turf in popular resort towns to pedal drugs to tourists.

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My aunt was on the beach for that one. Guy drove up in a jet ski and opened fire on his enemies. Tourists were just chilling. Shook her enough that they refuse to ever go back.

Marcus Brutus said:

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HumpitPuryear said:

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aTm2004 said:

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Time for the Mexican President to call the leader of the cartels and have a chit chat with him.

I 1000% believe both the Mexican and US governments could stop the cartels if the wanted to, but there's too much money in it, so they give them areas to play and areas to stay out of. Some morons took the fun into the wrong area, and now their bodies will be dumped in an empty field 57 miles from nowhere.

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Of course we could. We can take out an Iranian general at an airport on the other side of the planet. We certainly could take out a few narco capitans on the other side of the border. The cartels are more dangerous to average Americans than the Iranian general was.

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We don't want to stop the drug war and neither does Mexico. It's probably their top industry, who knows. And there are tons of jobs in the US based on that war. The US makes over 10 million arrests each year for drug offenses. That's a lot of law enforcement officers, judges, clerks, etc... employed.

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I think it's more complicated. One, its about saving face. If we had to use the military to crack down on the cartels it implies (rightly) that CBP, FBI, etc in the US and the government of Mexico don't have the situation under control, and that's bad politically on both side of the border. Most Americans know little of what goes on on the border or the role that cartels play in human trafficking, drugs, etc. No one wants an open war on the southern border even if it means we are slowly losing the hidden one. It's also financial. A military reaction would disrupt trade with Mexico and they are a pretty significant trade partner. Third, the cartels have a pretty potent army and they would hit back. Things would escalate and it could get pretty bloody at least for a while. Again, that would not play well politically. As usual, politicians and bureaucrats are more comfortable with the status quo. Pretty easy for them since they aren't consuming tainted meth, getting rear-ended by paper-plate bandits, or getting murdered by cartel soldiers.

Marcus Brutus said:

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Come...

enjoy the sun, beaches, drink cocktails, and dodge bullets!

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Alan Arkin and Peter Faulk recommend dodging bullets serpentine.

Damn. Rib and I are Heading there next week! Ah well, can't live in a bubble right?

aTm2004 said:

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Time for the Mexican President to call the leader of the cartels and have a chit chat with him.

I 1000% believe both the Mexican and US governments could stop the cartels if the wanted to, but there's too much money in it, so they give them areas to play and areas to stay out of. Some morons took the fun into the wrong area, and now their bodies will be dumped in an empty field 57 miles from nowhere.

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Reagan and Bush were going to cleanup Florida with their newly appointed Drug Dzar, they found out who was investing and cleaning the cash. And just like that they were gone!

Reason number 23,458,934 why I will never set foot in that s-hole country again.

But they respect the results of their elections so it is all good.