ILLEGAL HARLINGEN 8-LINER ON BUS. 83 STILL OPEN ON TUESDAY NIGHT!

HARLINGEN CODE ENFORCEMENT WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS ILLEGAL 8-LINER SITUATION ABOUT 11:00AM ON TUESDAY.  THEY SAID THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND SHUT THEM DOWN IF THEY DID NOT HAVE THE SPECIAL USE PERMIT (SUP) REQUIRED TO RUN AN ADULT BUSINESS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF HARLINGEN.  EVIDENTLY, CODE ENFORCEMENT DIDN'T SHOW UP TO SHUT THEM DOWN OR THE 8-LINER DISREGARDED THEIR WARNING.  ILLEGAL 8-LINERS IN CAMERON COUNTY ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY ORGANIZED CRIME SYNDICATES WITH TIES TO THE MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS AND TO LOCAL GANGS.  THESE ILLEGAL OPERATIONS GENERATE WELL OVER $150 MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY FOR THESE ORGANIZED GANGS.  "THAT KIND OF MONEY CAN BUY A LOT OF CORRUPT OFFICIALS," SAID A COUNTY OFFICIAL WHO WISHED TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS.  SOME SAY THAT THE CAMERON COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS LOOKING THE OTHER WAY AND NOT DOING THEIR JOB TO CONTROL THE PROLIFERATION OF 8-LINERS IN WEST CAMERON COUNTY.  THREE CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE CAMERON COUNTY DA'S OFFICE REPORTEDLY HAVE TIES TO THE 8-LINER ORGANIZED CRIME SYNDICATES.  ALSO, SOME SAY THAT TWO MEMBERS OF THE HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSION HAVE TIES TO ORGANIZED ILLEGAL 8-LINER THUGS OPERATING WITHIN THE COUNTY.  THIS PARTICULAR ILLEGAL OPERATION IS LOCATED WITHIN HARLINGEN CITY COMMISSIONER JOEY TREVINO'S DISTRICT 5.