Stefano Ritondale

So one of the roles I had was the interesting aspect when we were doing kind of the threat briefs was there was never really a clear indication that there was necessarily a threat against us from the cartels. But like Amber Ferraro said, I mean, you have the right to defend yourself.

You know, service members, especially the, that's why the military police was there because their job was to guard the Marines. Hey, you have the right to defend yourself. So standard ROEs still apply? Standard ROEs. If you're getting shot at, standard ROEs. Inherent right to self-defense. You have an inherent right to self-defense.

You know, service members, especially the, that's why the military police was there because their job was to guard the Marines. Hey, you have the right to defend yourself. So standard ROEs still apply? Standard ROEs. If you're getting shot at, standard ROEs. Inherent right to self-defense. You have an inherent right to self-defense.

You know, service members, especially the, that's why the military police was there because their job was to guard the Marines. Hey, you have the right to defend yourself. So standard ROEs still apply? Standard ROEs. If you're getting shot at, standard ROEs. Inherent right to self-defense. You have an inherent right to self-defense.

You know, I would probably assume, you know, maybe that's a decision on the ground. Hey, do we shoot back? Do we take cover? Do we call for a backup?

You know, I would probably assume, you know, maybe that's a decision on the ground. Hey, do we shoot back? Do we take cover? Do we call for a backup?

You know, I would probably assume, you know, maybe that's a decision on the ground. Hey, do we shoot back? Do we take cover? Do we call for a backup?

Yep. So this latest incident that happened, I mean, there was a border patrol agent. I would say I think border patrol, they do get probably shot at more than it's actually picked up in the press. I would not be surprised. Yeah, talking to kind of my coverage and all that and one of the areas where I focus on, they do get shot at more regularly. That specific incident, it was near Fronton, Texas.

Yep. So this latest incident that happened, I mean, there was a border patrol agent. I would say I think border patrol, they do get probably shot at more than it's actually picked up in the press. I would not be surprised. Yeah, talking to kind of my coverage and all that and one of the areas where I focus on, they do get shot at more regularly. That specific incident, it was near Fronton, Texas.

Yep. So this latest incident that happened, I mean, there was a border patrol agent. I would say I think border patrol, they do get probably shot at more than it's actually picked up in the press. I would not be surprised. Yeah, talking to kind of my coverage and all that and one of the areas where I focus on, they do get shot at more regularly. That specific incident, it was near Fronton, Texas.

You know, I had conversations with kind of a lot of the cartel community that monitors them on Twitter. And one of the things that we were trying to debate was, OK, there was probably like there's three possibilities of who did this. And there's like one more likely who was responsible and two less likely.

You know, I had conversations with kind of a lot of the cartel community that monitors them on Twitter. And one of the things that we were trying to debate was, OK, there was probably like there's three possibilities of who did this. And there's like one more likely who was responsible and two less likely.

You know, I had conversations with kind of a lot of the cartel community that monitors them on Twitter. And one of the things that we were trying to debate was, OK, there was probably like there's three possibilities of who did this. And there's like one more likely who was responsible and two less likely.

The more likely one, based on the location where it happened and across the border, it's a cartel called CDN, Cartel del Noreste, the Northeast Cartel. The Northeast Cartel is a successor of the Zetas Cartels, the very infamous and famous Zetas Cartels, because they're based out of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Laredo, Texas, the border city. And they operate all the way up.

The more likely one, based on the location where it happened and across the border, it's a cartel called CDN, Cartel del Noreste, the Northeast Cartel. The Northeast Cartel is a successor of the Zetas Cartels, the very infamous and famous Zetas Cartels, because they're based out of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Laredo, Texas, the border city. And they operate all the way up.

The more likely one, based on the location where it happened and across the border, it's a cartel called CDN, Cartel del Noreste, the Northeast Cartel. The Northeast Cartel is a successor of the Zetas Cartels, the very infamous and famous Zetas Cartels, because they're based out of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Laredo, Texas, the border city. And they operate all the way up.

Actually, that's almost kind of the border of the areas that they control. If you kind of look at Tamaulipas in Texas, and you kind of go southeast from Laredo, Texas, and you go down, where that shooting occurred in that specific area, that's kind of like the front line. But that's generally considered CDN territory. The second group is their rivals, a rival cartel.

Actually, that's almost kind of the border of the areas that they control. If you kind of look at Tamaulipas in Texas, and you kind of go southeast from Laredo, Texas, and you go down, where that shooting occurred in that specific area, that's kind of like the front line. But that's generally considered CDN territory. The second group is their rivals, a rival cartel.

Actually, that's almost kind of the border of the areas that they control. If you kind of look at Tamaulipas in Texas, and you kind of go southeast from Laredo, Texas, and you go down, where that shooting occurred in that specific area, that's kind of like the front line. But that's generally considered CDN territory. The second group is their rivals, a rival cartel.

It's called the Metros, the Metros. They're a faction of the Gulf Cartel. So the Gulf Cartel is in a civil war. There's two different ones. They're one of the main ones. They're based out of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, which borders McAllen. That's the second possibility, but more distinct.