Zetas Murder 12 in Matamoros

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The tortured and bullet riddled bodies of twelve organized crime execution victims were found abandoned on Monday at 10:30 AM on the outskirts of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, in the area known as Las Yescas.

The bodies were located 1 kilometer away from, and within site, of a manned federal customs permanent checkpoint.

According to reports from the state Ministry of Public Security, the 11 men and one woman were not carrying any official identification and have yet to be identified.

Several of the victims wore white t-shirts with the letter “Z” emblazoned on them. The victims were also found in a horrific public display which is a signature of a Los Zetaa multiple homicide against rival cartel members.

It was unknown if a placard or message had been left at the scene by the perpetrators.

Matamoros is the traditional home and stronghold of the CDG (the Gulf Cartel). The CDG and Los Zetas are locked in a bloody war for control of the lucrative “Plazas” (drug trafficking routes) into the state of Texas.

Los Zetas have been regaining strength in recent weeks as witnessed by the ability to strike seemingly at will in CDG territory. In early June of this year Los Zetas carried out another mass execution of 20 rival gang members in Ciudad Madero, a city located in southern Tamaulipas.

Sources in Matamoros speak of an ongoing rural guerrilla war between both cartels in the ranch and farm country of northeastern Tamaulipas. The fighting has been largely unreported and the casualties, rumored to be high, are unknown.

The assassination of the PRI candidate for Governorship of Tamaulipas, Rodolfo Torre Cantu, was allegedly carried out by Los Zetas and was another blow to the CDG. The CDG is thought to hold a high degree of influence and control over the PRI party and state government in Tamaulipas.

In the aftermath of the bloody discovery State Investigative Police, Federal police and staff of the state Attorney General’s office were present at the site to initiate the necessary investigations.
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Tamaulipas, a living Calvary: an experience or occasion of extreme suffering, especially mental suffering.


Borderland Beat comment 7/12/2010

Anonymous said...
Do you have any information on what happened in Miguel Aleman Tamps. This past weekend (Saturday July 10th)? A friends sister was shot and killed, and the family does not have much information. Thank you.

July 12, 2010 11:01 PM

This gunfight occurred the night of July 10 in Los Guerra, Tamaulipas, between the cities of Miguel Aleman and Ciudad Mier. It was a running shootout that initiated in Los Guerra and ended in Miguel Aleman. Our heartfelt sympathies are with your friend's family.

Below is part 1 of the audio of this gunfight.



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There were also reports out of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, that heavy gunfire had erupted Sunday evening, July 11, in the vicinity of the Adolfo Lopez Mateos baseball stadium.

The sounds hundreds of 9mm and AK-47 rounds filled the air as well as the heavy thuds of a 50 cal. machine gun or Barrett rifle. At least 12 grenade type detonations were also reported by witnesses.

There was a report, probably false, that a "Monster Zeta"(a heavy up-armoured vehicle) had been sighted.


































A "Monster Zeta" disabled and abandoned after an attack on CDG forces outside of Los Guerra, Tamaulipas earlier this year.


The game between the Sultans of Monterrey and Reynosa Broncos of the Mexican Baseball League being played at the Lopez Mateos Stadium at the time of the shooting was suspended at the bottom of the sixth inning in an attempt to ensure the safety of the players and fans, said Gabriel Medina, spokesman for the Mexican Baseball League.

No one was injured and there were only a few scenes of panic among fans and players who fell to the ground or ran into their dugouts or away from their seats.

In Reynosa municipal office confirmed Monday that there were several explosions around the stadium, but said they had no details on whether there was a confrontation.

The spokesman said no record of any other suspension of a Mexican Baseball League game for similar reasons.