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Cartel Gunmen Leave Dismembered Body near Texas Border with Message to Mexican Army
2022-10-10
[Breitbart] Cartel gunmen captured, murdered, and dismembered one of their rivals and left his remains inside an ice chest next to a posterboard supporting the Mexican military. The gruesome crime scene occurred in Tamaulipas, just a short distance from the Texas-Mexico border.

This week, members of the Gulf Cartel left the dismembered body of a man suspected of being a member of the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas inside and next to an ice chest. The incident took place in a neighborhood in the Mexican border city of Miguel Aleman, Tamaulipas, just south of Roma, Texas. The gunmen left the victim’s torso outside wrapped in a blanket, while the head and limbs were inside a red ice chest.

Next to the body, the gunmen left a posterboard with a message claiming that the Gulf Cartel did not have a conflict with the Mexican Army, but that the conflict was at the hands of the CDN-Los Zetas who they claim were behind the kidnappings and killings of innocent locals.

“The SEDENA (Mexican Army) is to be respected,” the message revealed.

In recent weeks, Miguel Aleman experienced a dramatic rise in violence as gunmen from the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas attempted to move in and take over lucrative drug and human smuggling corridors currently controlled by the Gulf Cartel. The region around Miguel Aleman, a small border city of 27,000 residents, has a long history of being the busiest trafficking corridor for the Gulf Cartel due to the lack of physical barriers. This leaves only the shallow waters of the Rio Grande as the only obstacle for smugglers.
Related:
Tamaulipas: 2022-08-06 San Luis Potosí: Armed confrontation leaves 13 dead
Tamaulipas: 2022-05-02 15 Cartel Members Convicted in South Texas Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
Tamaulipas: 2022-05-01 Narco-Banners Promise More Violence in Mexican Border State Capital
Related:
Gulf Cartel: 2022-07-15 ‘Defund the Cartels' ‐ Rep. Mayra Flores Talks Border Crisis in Exclusive Interview
Gulf Cartel: 2022-06-07 Former U.S. Marine Sentenced for Smuggling Ten Tons of Cocaine per Month
Gulf Cartel: 2022-05-02 15 Cartel Members Convicted in South Texas Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
Related:
Cartel Del Noreste: 2022-07-15 ‘Defund the Cartels' ‐ Rep. Mayra Flores Talks Border Crisis in Exclusive Interview
Cartel Del Noreste: 2022-05-02 15 Cartel Members Convicted in South Texas Drug Trafficking Conspiracy
Cartel Del Noreste: 2022-05-01 Narco-Banners Promise More Violence in Mexican Border State Capital
Related:
Miguel Aleman: 2022-04-01 Gulf Cartel Commander Killed in Mexican Border City
Miguel Aleman: 2022-02-26 Border Patrol Agents On High Alert For Potential Cartel Assassination Attempts
Miguel Aleman: 2022-02-04 Border Patrol agents fired upon from Mexico, return fire: sources
Posted by:Skidmark

#2  "Trick or Treat!"
Posted by: Frank G   2022-10-10 06:33  

#1  The Mexican National Guard: a solution to ensure security or a strong escalation in the process of militarization?

https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/mexican-national-guard-solution-ensure-security-or-strong-escalation-process
Posted by: newc   2022-10-10 02:12  

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