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But authors like Ioan Grillo and Sylvia Longmire note that Mexico's drug war actually began at the end of Vicente Fox's administration in 2004,[1] when the first major battle took place in Nuevo Laredo between the Sinaloa Cartel and Los Zetas, who at that time worked as the armed wing of the Gulf Cartel. El Chapo) and of the Juárez Cartel. [4] The cartels are fighting for control of the corridor in Nuevo Laredo that leads into Interstate 35, one of the most lucrative routes for drug traffickers. [86], On 21 May 2012, the Mexican authorities were alerted that a casino was on fire in Nuevo Laredo. [6] Over 40% of all cargo crossings from Mexico to the United States crosses through the border checkpoints in Nuevo Laredo. A plume of smoke was seen from the U.S. side too. That year is a convenient historical marker because that's when "[80] The problem is that if the journalists decide to favor the Sinaloa cartel or Los Zetas, they will find themselves threatened by one of the cartels. Nuevo Laredo was part of the territory of the original settlement of Laredo (now in Texas) which was founded in 1755 by the Spaniard Don Tomás Sánchez in the northern part of the Rio Grande. The Tamaulipas attorney general’s office announced Monday that Edén Guadalupe Villarreal Gómez, who is also known as “La Teniente” is facing a murder charge. Consequently, the AFI officers followed the truck with seven of their vehicles, triggering a shootout between the police officers and alleged drug traffickers. A man crosses the street in a wheelchair near the International Bridge 1 border crossing in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, after sunset Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. "[48], A third car bomb was abandoned on 29 June 2012 in front of the municipal palace at around 11:00 a.m., and exploded just below the office of Benjamín Galván Gómez, the mayor of Nuevo Laredo. [28] Nuevo Laredo is the fourth-busiest border crossing in terms of passenger vehicles. [46], In the second incident, suspected members of a drug trafficking organization opened fire at a hotel that the Federal police was using as barracks on 23 May 2012, and then set off a car bomb in front of the police dormitories. Border city of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico explodes in drugs turf war 9 found hanging from a bridge, 14 decapitated Victims - five men and four women, between the ages of 25 and 30, showed signs of torture All suspected members of Los Zetas drugs cartel Banner hanging from the bridge claimed the victims, had committed an… [87] Nonetheless, only material damages were reported. [9], After the apprehension of Osiel Cárdenas Guillén in 2003, the former leader of the Gulf Cartel, his criminal organization went through a leadership crisis, since there was no visible leader to take the lead of the cartel. Immigration & Border Issues Local News Statewide News Webb County Sheriff Cautions Against Travel to Nuevo Laredo Amid Ongoing Cartel Battle Amid an ongoing gun battle between cartel members and Mexican state police near Laredo, the Webb County Sheriff warned the public against traveling across the border to Laredo's sister city. "You better (expletive) pay attention. [8] The armed confrontation lasted for more than 40 minutes, provoking "panic" and turning Nuevo Laredo into a "battlefield. [87] The 'Amazonas' casino, as it was known, opened in February 2010; however, it was closed in March 2012 for operating illegally. [50][51] Three of the ten police officers were wounded with third degree burns in half of their bodies, while the rest were treated for non-life-threatening wounds. [1] That year is a convenient historical marker because that's when Felipe Calderón took office and carried out an aggressive approach against the cartels. The damage was minimal, but the message was understood. A dash-cam video released on social media shows a citizen driver approaching what is alleged to be a Cartel Del Noreste illegal checkpoint/roadblock on Colosio Boulevard in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. [30][31] Some of the bodies have been returned to their families. [66] On 26 September 2011, María Elizabeth Macías Castro, an editor of la Primera Hora newspaper, was decapitated; a note was left behind by Los Zetas, claiming responsibility for the killing. ", "Bodies, Banner Herald Sinaloa Cartel's Push East", "Border Crossing/Entry Data: Quick Search by Rankings", "Desligan al 'Chapo Guzman' de la masacre en Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas", "Desligan a Chapo de masacre de N. 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[25] The Sinaloa Cartel's first attempt to take over Nuevo Laredo happened in 2005, when Los Zetas was working as the armed wing of the Gulf Cartel. LBJ head football coach Alfonso Calderon resigns. In other words, one cartel threatens if there isn't coverage (Sinaloa cartel) and the other cartel threatens if there is coverage (Los Zetas). [9] In addition, the government agency stated that 198 municipal police officers were to be investigated for possible connections with the Gulf Cartel; Manuel Muñoz, the attorney general who was being chased, was detained by the Mexican authorities. One of them cornered us on our way to get our permit and they claimed to be part of the cartel and that if we didnt pay the cuota (give them their cut) they would take our things or use violence. [68], On 13 September 2011, a man and a woman in their early twenties were hanged from a pedestrian bridge in Nuevo Laredo. I'm going to teach these scums to work Sinaloa style—without kidnapping, without payoffs, without extortion. [15] Mexican officials stated that they found a "messaged signed by a criminal group," but they did not release the content of the note,[16] nor if those killed were members of Los Zetas or of the Gulf Cartel. Deadly violence unleashed in the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo prompted US officials to issue a security warning. News contact owner for content, private video not allowed to distribute without written approval. [29] The U.S. Customs and Border Protection indicated that 7 out of the 14 who were killed were reportedly deported immigrants who were working illegally in the United States. Violence between the Cartel del Noreste (CDN) and state police has been surging in the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo in Tamaulipas state over the past two weeks. [92] The nightclub was "completely destroyed," but no victims were reported. 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