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US SC: Violent Cartels May Set Sights On SC As Drugs Flow Up

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URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v10/n238/a12.html
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Webpage: http://mapinc.org/url/QGWgwGa0
Pubdate: Thu, 01 Apr 2010
Source: Greenville News (SC)
Copyright: 2010 The Greenville News
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Website: http://greenvillenews.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/877
Author: Paul Alongi, Staff writer

VIOLENT CARTELS MAY SET SIGHTS ON SC AS DRUGS FLOW UP I-85 THROUGH GREENVILLE

Violent cartels that import drugs from Mexico could be looking to strengthen their presence in South Carolina as a crackdown drives them out of their distribution hub in Atlanta.

The gangs could bring a whole new set of problems - including shootouts with police -- to a state plagued with the nation's second-highest violent crime rate.

Their drugs are already flowing through Greenville by way of Interstate 85 and heading for destinations all over the East Coast, authorities said.

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