Crime & Justice
Former Mexican Police Officer Reveals Americans Trained Cartel Members in Combat Tactics
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"He described Americans showing him how to shoot.308 rounds off a scoped.308 rifle, utilizing duct tape to put the rounds on the side of the gun so he can grab them, feed them into the rifle. It's pretty cool tradecraft, um, recognizable for some people that might have some sort of, uh, you know, military background in the United States."
Ed Calderon, a former Mexican counter-narcotics operative, detailed how American military specialists trained New Generation Cartel members in advanced combat techniques, including Ukrainian-patched Colombians teaching drone warfare. He interviewed a former cartel member who witnessed this firsthand at a cartel training camp. This revelation exposes direct U.S. involvement in creating the sophisticated paramilitary capabilities of Mexican cartels.
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