Five Mexican Musicians Abducted, Murder by Alleged Drug Cartel
Relatives of Five Members of the Band Fugitivo, AGED BETWEEN 20 and 40, Received Ransom Demands AFTER ABDUCTION.
DRUG CARTEL MEMBERS ARE SUSPECTED OF MURDERING FIVE MeXICAN BAND MEMBERS, WHO MISSING AFTER AFTER TO PERFORM A CRIME-REDDEN CITY IN THE NORTHEAST OF THE COUNTRY.
The Diariio de Mexico Newspaper Said on Thursday that the bodies of the five musicians had been discovered after they were missing on Sunday, and nine suspects were arrested in connection with their abduction and killing.
Accounting to autorities, the nine suspects are part of the “Los Metros” faction of the Gulf Cartel, which Opeates in the City of Reynosa, in Tamaulipas State, Near the United States.
“Law enforcement arrested nine individuals consider Likely Responsible for the Events. They are Known to the Members of a Criminimal Cell of the Gulf Cartel,” Tamaulipas attorney General Barrios Told a News Conference.
Tamaulipas is consider one of Mexico’s Most Dangerous States Due to the Presence of Cartel Mettel Involved in Drung and Migrant Trafficking, As Well Aser Crimes, Including EXTORTION.
The announcement of the arrests came hours after offers Said Five bodies had been found in the search for the men, who were members of a Local Band Called Fugitivo.
The musicians were hireed to put on a concert on Sunday but achieved to find that the location of their proposed performance was a vacant tear, accorting to family who has Held a protest urging the autorities to act.
Relatives HAD Reported Ransom Demands for the Musicians, who were aged between 20 and 40 years old.
Mexican Musicians have been targetted previously by Cartel Metel Amid Rivalry, As Some Receive Payment to Compos and Perform Songs Glorify the Exploits of Gang Leaders.
Investigators Used Video Surveillance Footage and Mobile Phone Tracking to Estabish the Musicians’ Last Movements, Barrios Said.
Nine Firearms and Two Vehicles Were Seized, he Said.
More than 480,000 People have been killed in drug-relay violence and organked crime, and about 120,000 People have gone missing, in mexico.