Five men were shocked, beaten, bound and their throats slashed in Alabama: Mexican and Central American drug gangs operating (soon) in an area near you?
I posted this article on the Alabama GOP site this morning and the comment below is my comment for the readers of that site, but no matter where you live I want you to start thinking of this as a 'My Home Town' problem. Don't you find it amazing that here we are two months from the presidential election and this news has mostly disapeared from the press. We need to bring it back into the news.
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Editor's Note — I certainly hope that this is not a sign of the times. Alabama is not a 'Sanctuary State,' but authorities in many areas certainly do seem to conveniently ignore the immigrant status of criminals in the court system.Mexican and Central American drug gangs said to be operating in the Birmingham area - Hispanic gangs now seen entrenched
The Birmingham News, Sunday, August 31, 2008 CAROL ROBINSON News staff writerIt was not just a crime. It was a message.
When five men were shocked, beaten, bound and their throats slashed in a Shelby County apartment this month, that message was barbarically clear, law enforcement officials say.
Disloyalty and betrayal of the family - the organized crime family - will be cut out quickly and savagely.
Authorities say the crime also signals a broader message to the people of Birmingham and its metropolitan area: Mexican and Central American drug gangs operate here, and more incidents of such violence could follow.
"It's sort of a wake-up call to people who believe this kind of thing is not going on in Birmingham," said Greg Borland, assistant special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration in Alabama. The multiple slaying was "horrible ... but it was only a matter of time because of the increasing prevalence in Alabama."
"People have been allowed to believe these organizations don't exist here, and I think a lot of people preferred to think that," Borland said. "The reality is, they are everywhere."
If you are aware of any incidents or specific local government behavior regarding this issue please contact me so we can further substantiate the problem. JohnMatyi@gopusa.com, or on my blog at editor@johnmatyi.com
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