SOC SCI 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Mexican Drug War, Methamphetamine, Ms-13
9 Mar 2016
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Zetas honor the saint of death, female grim reaper. Canonized saints are saints officially recognized by catholic church (cid:1) (cid:1) Folklore saints are not officially recognized by the catholic church (cid:1) (cid:1) There are 10 million catholic practicers who also worship the. Saint of death (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) They recruit from ranks of local surenos from texas. The general cartel saying is plata o plomo = silver or lead = work with us or die. Ex) el guiso 55 gal drums where bodies are burnt. If they don"t like you they will burn you alive (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Zeta members are now in texas prisons. Operate in laredo and other us cities. To combat the cartels, you need a coordinated approach from both sides. The zetas use the internet to help spread their culture and reputation (cid:1) (cid:1) The zetas use torture; most other gangs wouldn"t hurt or kill women or children (cid:1)
