| by Michael Webster: Investigative Reporter June 26, | | | | Detectives were alarmed to find more than 100 rounds |
| 2008 11:00 a.m. PDT | | | | of ammunition in the bullet-riddled home, along with |
| Mexican cartel Los Zetas paramilitary surrogates | | | | marijuana and body armor, the Arizona Daily News |
| attacked and slaughtered an American in Phoenix Ariz. | | | | reported. Just as more investigators appeared on the |
| Police say the attackers were dressed in black military | | | | scene, they saw a suspicious red Chevrolet Tahoe |
| like combat uniforms very similar to known Mexican | | | | driving through the neighborhood. As the officers gave |
| cartel paramilitary gangs. | | | | chase three men jumped from the vehicle and ran, but |
| Phoenix papers report that 6 Mexicans killed a Phoenix | | | | police run them down and arrested them. Spencer said |
| man who was found dead by police in a local | | | | the men were intending to try and ambush the |
| neighborhood home riddled with more than 100 bullets. | | | | pursuing officers but had ran out of ammunition. |
| Google or click on: They're known as "Los Zetas | | | | Daniel Garcia-Saenz, 24, Manual Garcia-Trejom, 25, |
| The WorldNetDaily is reporting that some are calling a | | | | and Rodolfo Madrigal Lopez, 19, each wore tactical |
| Mexican drug cartel hit performed by members of the | | | | clothing and Kevlar helmets and other weapons were |
| active Mexican Army. | | | | found in the vehicle. |
| According to early and sketchy reports a Phoenix | | | | Police believe the hit was drug-related and are looking |
| Police Special Assignments Units heard shots coming | | | | for three more suspects in the case. |
| from a nearby neighborhood and began to drive | | | | This is but another example that the violence in Mexico |
| toward the noise Sunday. Detectives said once police | | | | has and is spilling over into the states, even through |
| gained entry into the home, they found the body of | | | | many politicians and even the ambassador to Mexico |
| Andrew Williams, 30, shot numerous times, according | | | | have said it was not happening. Google or click on: |
| to Arizona Daily News. | | | | Mexican Drug cartels terror reaches deep into the U.S. |
| "We have seen an increasing amount of these type of | | | | Drug-related violence has been escalating and |
| violent crimes in the past five months," Phoenix Police | | | | reportedly is shifting from Mexico to U.S. border states |
| Sgt. Joel Tranter said. "We want the public to realize | | | | since Mexican President Felipe de Jesus Calderon |
| that these types of crimes will not be tolerated in | | | | Hinojosa ordered troops to fight the cartels. |
| Phoenix." | | | | El Universal, a Mexico City-based newspaper, reported |
| Former Rep. J.D. Hayworth, R-Ariz., said Tuesday on | | | | 38 people killed in Mexican drug cartels Tuesday, the |
| 550 KFYI-AM that he had acquired an internal memo | | | | highest number reported one a single day this year. |
| identifying one of the suspects as a former member | | | | Eighteen of the deaths took place in Ciudad Juarez, |
| of the Mexican military, and he interviewed Mark | | | | just across the border from El Paso, Texas, where |
| Spencer of the Phoenix Law Enforcement | | | | 2,800 troops have been assigned to fight cartel |
| Association. The men were said to be wielding AR-15 | | | | trafficking and violence. |
| assault weapons and wearing full body armor and | | | | The newspaper reported more than 1,833 people have |
| black assault gear similar to uniforms worn by military | | | | been killed in Mexico's drug trade-related violence this |
| and police tactical teams. | | | | year. |