Could Mexico’s drug war spread to the Central Valley?

Experts say cartels have strong ties to drugs in county
BY DAVID CASTELLON • [email protected] • May 2, 2009

“But proximity to Mexico’s border and the Highway 99 corridor have made Tulare County and other Valley communities prime locations for drug distribution operations.
“What I’m seeing is a lot of the Central Valley particularly Tulare County is being used as a stashing location for organizations, including [from] Mexico and Southern California. Kind of a way station, if you will,” Donnelly said.
“They will park drugs here for a little bit of time … rural ranches and residences that are hard [for others] to watch. You can see cars coming down the road easily.”
From these sites, the drugs move to other parts of the country.”

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