Comparing Mexico’s cartel violence to that of al Qaeda is apparently controversial.
An FBI webpage quoted an agent calling Mexico’s drug cartels more violent than al Qaeda — a comment sure to grab attention, but which doesn’t tell the whole story, the agency said.
On its website, the FBI was highlighting a special series of stories on law enforcement challenges along the Southwest border.
The report includes a quote from an unidentified senior agent based in El Paso, Texas, who says, “We think al Qaeda is bad, but they’ve got nothing on the cartels.”
