Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Mexican cartels plague Atlanta

[HT:JK]
Atlanta — In a city where Coca Cola, United Parcel Service and Home Depot are the titans of industry, there are new powerful forces on the block: Mexican drug cartels. Their presence and ruthless tactics are largely unknown to most here.

Yet, of the 195 U.S. cities where Mexican drug-trafficking organizations are operating, federal law enforcement officials say Atlanta has emerged as the new gateway to the troubled Southwest border...

[We need a Manhattan-project-like effort to develop the technology to build a fence.]

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