READ MORE: 70-year-old woman is first . She reported "risk situations at different points in the city.". Military personnel was carrying out ground reconnaissance operations in the Hidalgo neighborhood of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas on Sunday when fighting broke out with cartel operatives. [61] The Mexican authorities believe this car bomb attack was a form of "expression" by the criminal syndicates who operate in Nuevo Laredo and want to make their presence known. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. [86] Consequently, the press, tired of extortions and death threats, prefers to go silent because there is no guarantee for their safety. During his morning press conference, Lopez Obrador confirmed that the cartel leader was apprehended at 4.40 a.m. local time (1040GMT). A burned tractor-trailer could be seen blocking what people in Nuevo Laredo call El Puente de La Corona. Authorities said Trevio is also a generator of violence in five states in Mexico and the border region of Tamaulipas. The violence erupted shortly after Mexican authorities arrested Juan Gerardo Trevino, a high-profile cartel leader from the Northeast Cartel. President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador said the shootings came in response to the arrest of a cartel leader, but did not elaborate. The company's editorial and administrative board has been forced to make this regrettable decision by circumstances we are all familiar with, and by the lack of adequate conditions for freely exercising professional journalism We will only address the (violent crime) issue through the opinions of professional analysts who study the phenomenon in an intelligent and responsible way [We will not] serve the petty interests of any de-facto power or criminal group. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. [83][84], Many Mexicans have been relying on social media chatrooms and sites like Facebook and Twitter as traditional media "self-censor in the face of cartel violence. "[72] This man was the fourth killed by the cartels for posting against them on the Internet in less than two months. [89] The article was also mentioned that the Zetas ordered the closure of another casino known as 'El Juega Juega' to benefit 'Amazonas. [9] Some witnesses, who preferred to remain anonymous, claimed that they saw over "18 armed men in black with ski-masks. As our proud southern neighbor struggles for national survivala fight that has huge implications for the United Statesthe international medias reporting on events in Nuevo Laredo reveals yet again an ideological unwillingness to present the full story. He has managed to gain a platform even with the international mediasuch as the New York Times, the Economist, and the Washington Postwhose editors appear unaware or unconcerned about Ramoss alleged links to Cartel del Noreste. The U.S. Consulate in Nuevo Laredo cancelled visa appointments for the day. [20] The message read the following: "We have begun to clear Nuevo Laredo of Zetas because we want a free city and so you can live in peace. Following the overnight attacks, police in Laredo were seen on Monday barring access into Mexico via the bridges. [24] According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Nuevo Laredo is the busiest border crossing in terms of truck crossings with over 1.7 million trucks a year, more than double than any other crossing in the MexicoUnited States border. The "H" is presumably Hctor Beltrn Leyva, the last remaining brother of the Beltrn Leyva Cartel. In addition, the Mexican authorities stated that those killed had "no relationship with the criminal group Los Zetas," and that they were in fact innocent civilians. [10], Between 1 January and 1 August 2003, 45 homicides were reported in Nuevo Laredo, along with 40 kidnappings. Still others, including Ramos, were unsavory characters who signed up with the cartel because of bribes, threats, or both. AMLOs fight with Raymundo Ramos shows how human rights activists collude with the cartels in their reign of terror. He was transferred to a detention facility with the Specialized Prosecutors Office in Organized Crime Matter. Poza Rica, Veracruz (Vanguardia de Veracruz) - It has been reported that Ciro G. P., known as "El Puchini" was stabbed to death inside the Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas prison, where he was transferred on Monday. The Sinaloa Cartel's return to Nuevo Laredo, however, was seen again in March 2012 after Guzmn reportedly left several corpses and a message heralding his return. Red vs. blue: Which parts of Texas are growing fastest? The information is gathered by experienced and trusted Nexstar Media Group journalists hired specifically to cover the border. [14] All of those killed were between the ages of 30 and 35. The U.S. Consulate in Nuevo Laredo cancelled visa appointments for the day. Nevertheless, El Chacho turned against the Osiel and the Gulf organization by deciding to work for the Sinaloa cartel and killing a Zeta member. [63] On 6 February 2006, two armed men broke into the offices of El Maana and detonated a grenade. Violence erupts in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico after drug cartel leader's arrest. Witnesses overheard Erik Tadeo Ramirez. And you [Alfonso Olvera], Director of Public Security appointed entirely by Z-40, who is your buddy, keep declaring that my staff does not operate here in Nuevo Laredo. . It is believed that he had liberated five members of Los Zetas who had been detained during the armed confrontation. "[48], A third car bomb was abandoned on 29 June 2012 in front of the municipal palace at around 11:00a.m., and exploded just below the office of Benjamn Galvn Gmez, the mayor of Nuevo Laredo. He pled guilty April 7, 2014. It is the TCOs that by far have committed the most atrocities and threaten the right of Mexicans to live in a peaceful, functioning country. And once the Sinaloa Cartel gets established in Nuevo Laredo, it may possibly make moves to control Reynosa and Matamoros, Tamaulipas. Keep making Z-40's case to say and deny that we already operate in Nuevo Laredo, just so that Lazcano will not scold this illiterate car washer. [87] The 'Amazonas' casino, as it was known, opened in February 2010; however, it was closed in March 2012 for operating illegally. "[12] Fifteen days after the capture of Osiel, Valdez Villarreal called Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano (who had taken the lead of Los Zetas after the death of Guzmn Decena in 2002) and said: "You have a week to leave the territories from Reynosa to Nuevo Laredo." [56] Explosives were planted inside a gray Ford Ranger pickup truck, damaging more than ten vehicles that were parked near the car bomb and destroying dozens of windows in its surroundings. Dismembered remains of 14 men were found in several plastic bags inside a Chrysler Voyager in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas on 17 April 2012. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas meets with AMLO. [3] Los Zetas, however, were successful in expelling the Sinaloa organization out of Nuevo Laredo, and have ruled the city "with fear" ever since. [6], At around 3am on 1 August 2003, the Federal Investigations Agency (AFI) confronted a group of armed men in the streets of Nuevo Laredo. 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The leader of the notorious Zeta drug organization was apprehended Monday in an operation involving the Mexican military. Shots were fired at military quarters, prompting vehicle pursuits and gun battles throughout Nuevo Laredo. However, the main targets in the bomb attacks have been entertainment businesses with supposed ties with the mafias that operate in the city.[96]. Initial reports indicated that suspected cartel members set commercial vehicles on fire to block two main avenues, according to the Department of Public Safety in Tamaulipas. [3] Nevertheless, the Gulf cartel and Los Zetas broke relations in early 2010, worsening the violence across northeast Mexico. Laredo Mayor Saenz told Border Report that local, state and federal partners are monitoring the situation and keeping open lines of communication in case of threats to Texas residents. His arrest represents a resounding blow to the power of the Northeast Cartel, the news release stated. [47][48] A Chevrolet pickup truck exploded at around 5:30a.m. inside the parking lot of Hotel Santa Cecilia in southern Nuevo Laredo, injuring 2 civilians and 8 police officers. Don't forget that I'm your true father. Thank you for your attention, respectfully, Los Zetas. Using his bully pulpit, the president made sure the recording, apparently first leaked in 2019, got wide exposure and helped communicate to his countrymen and journalists exactly who Ramos isfar from an authentic human rights activist, but an actual criminal suspect. As Mexico City has increasingly relied on the military to battle the cartels, experts have rightly cautioned that soldiers and marines are not trained for and should not be assigned policing duties, but the authorities have no other choice in places like Nuevo Laredo where law enforcement long ago became guerrilla war. Members of the AFI were staying at a hotel when Juan Manuel Muoz Morales, the attorney general of the city, called for help. Market data provided by Factset. 23 bodies14 of them decapitated and 9 of them hanged from a bridgewere discovered in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, in an escalation of brutal violence involving rival drug gangs on the U.S. gov't", "El Chapo demuestra su poder en Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas", "Drug lord 'El Chapo' declares war on Zetas", "Mexican authorities find 14 dead in Nuevo Laredo", "El Chapo Guzmn comienza limpia de Los Zetas en Tamaulipas", "Z40 Answers Chapo by Leaving His Own Butchery and Message", "Is 'El Chapo' back in border city of Nuevo Laredo? On March 6 th, Juan Gerardo Trevio, leader of Crtel del Noreste (Northeast Cartel) and also known as El Huevo ("The Egg"), was arrested in the border city of Nuevo Laredo. Nevertheless, Guzmn retreated after a few years of bloody turf wars. He was extradited to California on Tuesday after being flown from Nuevo Laredo to Tijuana. 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