In the early morning of this Sunday, October 17, around 07:15 hours (Central Mexico time), a shooting on Sendero Nacional Street, located in Matamoros, Tamaulipas.
Hours later, according to reports obtained by Infobae Mexico it was revealed that federal ministerial authorities had knowledge that military personnel repelled a cunning attack against them committed by armed subjects, identified as alleged members of the Gulf Cartel (CDG), which were transported in several vans.
Likewise, it was reported that after a persecution four of the attackers were arrested and another four died. The armed civilians are presumed to be members of the Scorpion cell. Similarly, five vehicles, cartridges, chargers and tactical equipment were seized.
It should be noted that in the initial reports, it was noted that the assault was due to the subjects being caught trying to commit a trailer robbery. However, it was detailed that it is currently a policeman injured in the calf, whose state of health is stable and another due to splinter, which were taken to a nearby hospital.
In addition, it was reported that as a result of the aggression, a chase and patrols, with the support of the Mexican Army, the National Guard and the Investigative Police of the Attorney General’s Office of the State (FGJE).
On the other hand, in patrols, state police found a black truck abandoned in the Valle de Casablanca neighborhood, around which there were several cartridges of different caliber.
In social networks, video of the confrontation began to be disseminated, in one of them it could be seen as alleged members of the CDG stripped a family of their cars, after the confrontation with the Mexican authorities.
According to the information released by the @ MexicoRojo1 account, they took with them a Blue Ford Fiesta and Chevrolet Beat black with the aim of fleeing the scene.
It should be noted that Matamoros is the stronghold of the Gulf Cartel, where the organization was founded with Juan García Ábrego in the mid-1980s. This capo currently pays 11 life sentences in the United States, after being arrested in Nuevo León in January 1996.
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