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How the Zetas Cartel Took Over Mexico With Radios

posted by janrinok on Sunday March 30 2014, @06:11AM   Printer-friendly
from the can-you-hear-me-now? dept.

Angry Jesus writes:

Popular Science has a story about the Zetas drug cartel's deployment and use of a vast radio network across much of Mexico and hints at their use of Big-Data/NSA style analysis of thousands of data feeds.

The central character of the story is nondescript radio and car-alarm installer, but once he was captured by US authorities it appears that the Zetas kidnapped the IT talent they needed to keep their networks up and running.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by Taibhsear on Monday March 31 2014, @09:58AM

    by Taibhsear (1464) on Monday March 31 2014, @09:58AM (#23565)

    What the hell are we going to do with those now completely useless law enforcement peoples and all their related industries?

    Get them to work security for the government or companies that are legally growing/making the now legal drugs? Or tell them to get a job where they aren't harassing people for victimless crimes...

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  • (Score: 2) by etherscythe on Monday March 31 2014, @03:17PM

    by etherscythe (937) on Monday March 31 2014, @03:17PM (#23713)

    You know, we've gone to a lot of trouble to create a place to put useless thugs that are dragging society down. It's called "prison." I don't want to sound vindictive, but maybe since it's just so bloody convenient, they should have a taste of their own hell. Starting with the ones that have kicked doors down and shot dogs that were just doing their one job.