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Police: U.S. Teens Were Hit Men For Mexican Cartel Posted: 14 Mar 2009 01:31 AM PDT Prosecutors say they quickly discovered these two teenagers were homegrown assassins, hired to carry out the dirty work of the notorious Gulf Cartel. “There are sleeper cells in the U.S.,” said Detective Garcia. “They’re here, they’re here in the United States.” The cases against Cardona and Reta — both are in prison serving long prison sentences for murder — shed new light into the workings of the drug cartels. Prosecutor and investigators say Reta and Cardona were recruited into a group called “Los Zetas,” a group made up of former members of the Mexican special military forces. They’re considered ruthless in how they carry out attacks. “Los Zetas” liked what they saw in Cardona and Reta. Both teenagers received six-month military-style training on a Mexican ranch. Investigators say Cardona and Reta were paid $500 a week each as a retainer, to sit and wait for the call to kill. Then they were paid up to $50,000 and 2 kilos of cocaine for carrying out a hit. The teenagers lived in several safe houses around Laredo and drove around town in a $70,000 Mercedes-Benz. Source This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Share this post

Iowa Man Charged With Terrorism Posted: 13 Mar 2009 04:23 PM PDT A Rock Rapids man is under arrest after a tip from the F.B.I.’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. Lyon County Sheriff’s officers say 19-year-old Michael Edward Bauman was arrested Thursday after a search of his home on Thursday. Agents from the F.B.I. and the Iowa Intelligence Fusion Center as well as local deputies conducted the search. Authorities seized a number of computers and guns. Bauman is accused of threatening to blow up a television relay tower, burn down a business and kill law enforcement officers. Bauman is charged with a “Class D” threat of terrorism and is being held in jail on a $10,000 bond. This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Share this post

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