Officials are looking at the possibility that cartel members kidnapped four Americans thinking that they were encroaching on their turf.
Americo Villarreal, governor of Tamaulipas, said during a news conference on Monday that the group had gone to Matamoros because McGee was planning to have some cosmetic surgery done, citing testimony from their relatives and U.S. officials.
Reuters could not ascertain how a drug gang might have known Americans with drug convictions were arriving in Matamoros. The document seen by Reuters stated that a faction of the Gulf Cartel had an “iron grip” on illegal activities in the area, and pointed to members of the group as likely perpetrators of the kidnapping on the basis of intelligence gathered.
Tamaulipas attorney general Barrios said on Monday that Mexico’s Gulf Cartel is known to operate in the area but did not explicitly blame it for the kidnapping.
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