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The 2012 Nuevo Laredo massacres were a series of mass murder attacks between the allied Sinaloa Cartel and Gulf Cartel against Los Zetas in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, across the U.S.-Mexico border from Laredo, Texas. The drug-violence in Nuevo Laredo began back in 2003, when the city was controlled by the Gulf Cartel.
Marisol Macías Castañeda, also appearing as Maria Elizabeth Macías Castro in media reports and known for her online name "NenaDLaredo" or "La Nena De Laredo," (c. 1972 – 24 September 2011), was a Mexican editor-in-chief for Primera Hora in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico and posted information about drug activities online.
The Sinaloa Cartel's return to Nuevo Laredo, however, was seen again in March 2012 after Guzmán reportedly left several corpses and a message heralding his return. [164] According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics , Nuevo Laredo is the busiest border crossing in terms of truck crossings with over 1.7 million trucks a year, more than ...
Seven people were killed in a shootout between the army and suspected drug cartel gunmen in the northern Mexico border city of Nuevo Laredo Wednesday. The shootings were the second time in as many ...
Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas 37 Various massacres between the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas having a turf war 2012 Boca del Río murder of journalists: May 6, 2012 Boca Del Río, Veracruz: 4 Cadereyta Jiménez massacre: May 13, 2012 Cadereyta Jiménez, Nuevo León 49 Los Zetas murder Mexican civilians, either Gulf Cartel members or US-bound immigrants.
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On 10 February 2020, Pablo César "G" alias El Takia, main lieutenant of the cartel in Nuevo Laredo, was arrested in the state of Tamaulipas, accused of participating in the execution of five officials of the then State Attorney General's Office that occurred on the night of 4 January 2017 in the Nuevo Laredo Municipality.
Part of the reason why the homicides rose in Nuevo Laredo in 2004 is due to the fact that the Sinaloa Cartel moved into the city after the capture of the Gulf Cartel boss Osiel Cárdenas Guillén (2003) because they believed their rivals were weak. By 2005, the Mexican government flooded Nuevo Laredo with extra law enforcement personnel. [16] [17]