Article by journalist Fabiola Sanchez titled Investigation of ranch in northern Mexico reveals some details of Jalisco cartel's operations. It's a good primer on how violent and militarized the cartels in northern Mexico have become. These organizations [cartels in northern Mexico] are terrorist insurgents. They're heavily armed, trained, they're direct threat to the United States. If you want to become an expert, this is a good place to start. Gives an overview of the inter cartel conflict, how they're conducting an insurgency against the Mexican government and how the Mexican public is waking up to this reality. (11:55–12:01)
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Asserts that cartels in northern Mexico are terrorist insurgents and a direct threat to the United States.
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