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Mexican Drug Cartel Allegedly Puts Price on Ariz. Sheriff's Head

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A Mexican drug cartel has reportedly put a hefty price tag on the head of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

As parts of Arizona's immigration law, SB 1070, went into effect last week, a Mexican drug cartel sent out text and audio messages offering rewards to anyone who would join its fight, a source who says his wife received the message told MyFoxPhoenix.com.
"It's offering a million dollars for Sheriff Joe Arpaio's head and offering a thousand dollars for anyone who wants to join the Mexican cartel," the man, who wants to remain anonymous, told the station.
The instructions included directions to pass the message along and listed an international phone number, MyFoxPhoenix.com reported.
The man reported the message to the Sheriff’s Department, which says it believes the message originated in Mexico and could be credible. But even if the message isn’t authentic, Lisa Allen of the Sheriff's office told MyFoxPhoenix.com, it could still pose a threat.
"It's going so many different places that our folks are looking at it and thinking well, at any given point in time, it could land in front of some crazy person who thinks I can do that," she said.
The sheriff's office hopes to track down the exact source of the messages, but says that may be difficult to do with an international number, the station reported.

FOXNews.com - Mexican Drug Cartel Allegedly Puts Price on Ariz. Sheriff's Head
 
I really don't know how this guy hasn't already been killed. It only leads me to believe the cartels don't take him too seriously. Watching too much Gangland on the History Channel might have clouded my vision though, ha
 
The Mexican cartel is a criminal gang. It does not represent or speak for Mexico's government or Mexico's policy.

That is true, but if the situation keeps escalating, and there is continued inaction and silence by the government of Mexico on the issue, it could lead up to a very ugly situation.
 
That is true, but if the situation keeps escalating, and there is continued inaction and silence by the government of Mexico on the issue, it could lead up to a very ugly situation.

ugly situation, perhaps, but certainly not war. It would make much more sense (shocker), to use our military for securing the border before resorting to all out war with an ally. Mexico is trying though, they've had to deal with war themselves practically in some of the rougher cities.
 
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