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It is quite worrisome to have individuals with specialized
military training and combat experience being associated with the
cartels." As of April 2011, the FBI National Gang Intelligence Center identified members of at least 53 gangs that have served in or are affiliated with the US
military.
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Mexico's Los Zetas
cartel trained by
U.S.
military forces. The most well-known example of
U.S.
training disseminating into the wrong hands has been Los Zetas. The Zetas were enforcers for the Gulf
cartel, which recruited deserters from Mexico's Airborne Special Forces Group (GAFE).