News (Media Awareness Project) - US TX: DEA On Alert After Alleged Cartel Threat |
| Title: | US TX: DEA On Alert After Alleged Cartel Threat |
| Published On: | 2000-02-15 |
| Source: | San Luis Obispo County Tribune (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-05 03:41:29 |
DEA ON ALERT AFTER ALLEGED CARTEL THREAT
El Paso, Texas - U.S. drug agents have been asked to take extra precautions
after being warned that a Mexican drug cartel had offered a $200,000 reward
for killing a federal officer, an agency spokesman said Monday.
Michael McManus, a spokesman for the Drug Enforcement Administration, said
agents have been put on "heightened alert" in the past two month, and
agents along the Southwest border have been advised to travel in pairs.
McManus said another federal law enforcement agency alerted the DEA about
the bounty offer. He wouldn't provide further details.
El Paso, Texas - U.S. drug agents have been asked to take extra precautions
after being warned that a Mexican drug cartel had offered a $200,000 reward
for killing a federal officer, an agency spokesman said Monday.
Michael McManus, a spokesman for the Drug Enforcement Administration, said
agents have been put on "heightened alert" in the past two month, and
agents along the Southwest border have been advised to travel in pairs.
McManus said another federal law enforcement agency alerted the DEA about
the bounty offer. He wouldn't provide further details.
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