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A Zetas cartel vehicle.![America's Third War: Texas Strikes Back--DTO Weapon]()
Suspected Mexican drug cartel members point weapons at U.S. law enforcement.![America's Third War: Texas Strikes Back-- DTO Raft]()
Suspected Mexican drug cartel members dress in camouflage on smuggling runs.![America's Third War: Texas Strikes Back--DTO Suspects]()
Mexican drug runners brazenly display weapons on their missions to bring drugs into the U.S.![America's Third War: Texas Strikes Back-- Texas DPS Chopper]()
Members of the Texas Department of Public Safety's aviation unit patrol the border of Mexico.![America's Third War: Texas Strikes Back-- Texas DPS Officers]()
Members of the Texas Department of Public Safety's aviation unit patrol the border in a helicopter.![America's Third War: Texas Strikes Back-- Gulf Cartel Head Tony Tormenta]()
Gulf Cartel head Tony Tormenta, also known as "Tango Tango." Tormenta was assassinated by the Mexican military near Brownsville, Texas.![America's Third War: Texas Strikes Back-- Sinaloa Head 'Shorty' Guzman]()
Joaquin Guzman, also known as "Shorty," heads the Sinaloa Cartel. Guzman escaped prison in 2001 has since evaded close encounters with the Mexican military.![America's Third War: Texas Strikes Back-- Beltran Levya Head 'La Barbie']()
Beltran Levya cartel head "La Barbie," nicknamed for his blond hair. He was recently moved to U.S. prison and arrested in Mexico in August.America's Third War: Texas Strikes Back in Fight Against Mexican Drug Cartels
To combat Mexican drug cartels, the Texas Department of Public Safety is launching a counterinsurgency.
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