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Sunlei

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9. Not just drugs anymore with the cartels, all the factories and industry w the usa is on the borders.

Reply to NaturalHigh (Reply #7)

Wed Feb 20, 2013, 05:58 AM

Feb 2013

Cartels likely control the mexican border police, most of the Mexican local Gov. and have connections with Americans who ship/truck a lot of stuff into Mexico. Our border patrols check trucks coming in to the USA not what goes into Mexico.

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Police chief of Mexico border city is missing [View all] TexasTowelie Feb 2013 OP

kicked secondwind Feb 2013 #1

Kicked and Recommended. a la izquierda Feb 2013 #2

So sad... Javaman Feb 2013 #3

You Couldn't Pay Me To Visit Nuevo Laredo, These Days. Paladin Feb 2013 #4

I think we know what happened. jsr Feb 2013 #5

job opening! .nt quadrature Feb 2013 #6

End the drug war. NaturalHigh Feb 2013 #7

Not just drugs anymore with the cartels, all the factories and industry w the usa is on the borders. Sunlei Feb 2013 #9

I hadn't really thought about that. NaturalHigh Feb 2013 #10

used to travel through Laredo and stay at the hotel on the hill in Monterrey, Mexico. Sunlei Feb 2013 #8