Battles for weapons impair flights in Mexican border town, triggers a warning of the US Consulate
Gunfights shakes the Mexican border town on Monday, which tormented violence related to Narko Cartelo, forcing flights to the local airport, the authorities said.
Violence in Nue’s laredoSouth of Texas, after the arrest of the alleged local cartel, Ricardo Gonzalez, Alias ”El Ricky”.
US Consulate in Nuevo Lareko has betrayed a Security warning saying that “he received reports of multiple shootings throughout the city.” The U.S. Government’s staff is advised to take refuge in place, it adds.
Hours later, said the consulate It would end on Tuesday “because of an emergency in the city.”
The Nuevo Ladry Airport canceled flights, and it was expected to delay them on Tuesday, said Mayor Carmen Lilia Canturosas on social networks.
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Previously, local authorities have asked the residents not to leave their homes.
The incident comes about a week after the US Consulate in Mexico warnings issued About battles with weapons, abductions and IEDs in Mexican border regions.
“IED more and more products and using criminal organizations in this region,” Consulate said, noting that IED destroyed the Mexican government vehicle in Rio Brava and injured his passenger on January 2nd.
Separately, the US State Department has issued a last week a Traveling alert For the state of Tamaulipas, which borders with Nuevo Ladro.
“Organized crime activity – including battles with weapons, murder, armed robbery, abduction, forced disappearances, extortion and sexual attacks – is common along the northern border,” the travel warning is said.
Gunfige are common in Nuevo Lode, one of Mexican cities that are most affected by drug violence. In October, activists and relatives for human rights blamed the army and troops of the National Guard in The death of a nurses and an 8-year-old girl In Nue’s laredo.
On Monday, Said President Claudia Sheinbaum She would deploy 10,000 soldiers to the Mexican border, despite the increasing pressure from Washington to stop drug trade.
