"Watertown — In this Wisconsin town 1,500 miles from Mexico, in a place that proudly proclaims itself the birthplace of kindergarten, Coco the cocaine kingpin flourished."Coco came to the United States illegally, and used layers of family members and henchmen to build an operation that saturated southeastern Wisconsin with cocaine until authorities moved in. Then the players started falling - two dead in Mexico, nearly two dozen locked up in American prisons.
"Coco's tale illustrates just how far from the border Mexican drug dealers set up shop, and how easily they infiltrate a town, hide in plain sight and build a lucrative operation."
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/51065972.html
Wow, Watertown. I know, I know, don't be naive, crime is everywhere, yadda, yadda, but still, Watertown. Is there anywhere in the US that is relatively secluded but still has reliable internet broadband available? That's where I'm going . . .
The Mexican Cartels that supply these dealers are brutal. When someone is busted, they start killing those that can identify them. When "Coco" was arrested, family members started dying. What a way to make a living, or a death.
ReplyDeleteOrbs...Is there anywhere in the US that is relatively secluded but still has reliable internet broadband available? That's where I'm going . . .
ReplyDeleteI think it's called prison!
Yikes! I hope that's NOT where I'm going.
ReplyDeleteWhen I read how these guys can get away with stuff like this I am impressed. They are smart (picking a rinky dinky town like Watertown) in running their business. No health insurance, no taxes, no retirement, no unions. Why Wisconsin? Do we have that many Mexicans (my assumption) that are out of work. Do we have that many anyways? What are the differences between what the cartels are doing and the banking industry is doing? Is one more legal than the other? Just a few thoughts from me.
ReplyDeleteI live an hour from the Mexican border and drug use is rampant here. Most of you know that its a very personal issue for me. Drug dealers are very intelligent, sly and evil business people that care only about money. Its heartbreaking to hear they've infiltrated so many small towns across America. What I don't understand (here where I live) why it keeps going on. If I know where to go buy drugs 24/7 (Camelia Street in Santa Ana) then surely the cops know...but it goes on and on and our young people are becoming life long addicts. I guess "life long" is an oxymoron when referring to an addict :(
ReplyDeleteWell you know what they say, "Better living thru chemistry"
ReplyDeletequote""I never thought that the penalties were so harsh for this, and I will never ever do it again," Coco told Crabb
ReplyDeleteyaaaaa right.
So this has been going on since the late 90's. This guy is 24. He's the ringleader? How old was he when this all started?
Is it any wonder that when we see even nice looking/living Mexican/Americans that we are suspicious of them. There must be some nice ones (the ones where the WHOLE family works an lives in one house) just to make a living and even send stuff back home for others. Yes I know a few. But there again is the prejudice and bias.
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