Post by peterd on Jul 3, 2012 23:07:35 GMT -8
Texas rolls out gunboats to combat violence spilling over river border with Mexico
Law enforcement officers working along the U.S.-Mexico border are stepping up efforts to respond to what is in effect a war going on south of the border, where drug cartel violence has spun out of control.
In Texas, where the two countries are separated only by the Rio Grande River, stopping the violence from spilling into the United States means taking to the water -- with 34-foot-long gunboats that pack some serious firepower.
www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/03/texas-rolls-out-gunboats-to-combat-violence-spilling-over-river-border-with/#ixzz1zd22Mxhp
Law enforcement officers working along the U.S.-Mexico border are stepping up efforts to respond to what is in effect a war going on south of the border, where drug cartel violence has spun out of control.
In Texas, where the two countries are separated only by the Rio Grande River, stopping the violence from spilling into the United States means taking to the water -- with 34-foot-long gunboats that pack some serious firepower.
www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/03/texas-rolls-out-gunboats-to-combat-violence-spilling-over-river-border-with/#ixzz1zd22Mxhp