Mexican troops have poured into the city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, and have begun patrolling the area to diffuse potential violence. The move comes days after the Gulf Cartel's top leaders were arrested.
Despite the show of force, the military presence is not expected to have any material impact, as the Mexican military has largely avoided fighting the Gulf Cartel, leaving much of the fighting to state police. .
Since the weekend, planes carrying hundreds of troops have arrived at Matamoros airport. Government officials told Breitbart Texas that troops will be in the city for 15 to 30 days and will patrol border areas to ensure security.
As reported by Breitbart Texas, the military mobilization comes after authorities in the neighboring state of Nuevo León arrested Juan Alberto “La Quena” García Vilano, the leader of the Gulf Cartel, which controlled the city of Matamoros. This took place a few days after the arrest. The arrest took place in the state of Nuevo Leon, where La Quena was visiting an upscale shopping center. La Quena has been cited as one of the men ultimately responsible for much of the violence in northern Tamaulipas. Due to his ties to the Mexican government and rampant corruption, he managed to avoid facing any serious consequences.
As Breitbart Texas reported, the military and Mexican federal police have not played a major role in the fight against drug cartels in Tamaulipas state. State police and employees of the Tamaulipas attorney general's office bore the brunt of the battle.
As Breitbart Texas reported, Matamoros has avoided a major gunfight in the city, but cartel gunmen killed innocent bystanders in an unprovoked attack in the city of Rio Bravo Bay. Killed.
Editor's note: Breitbart Texas is recruiting citizen journalists willing to risk their lives to expose the cartels that silence their communities in Mexico City and the states of Tamaulipas, Coahuila, and Nuevo Leon. visited the state. If pseudonyms were not used, the authors would surely face death at the hands of the various cartels operating in these regions, including the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas. Breitbart Texas Cartel Chronicles Published in both English and original Spanish. This article was written by “JA Espinoza” from Tamaulipas.
