Puerto Vallarta (PVDN) – Five people handcuffed —alive— were found on Wednesday night, March 8, in the streets of downtown Matamoros, Tamaulipas, along with a note that accused them of being responsible for the kidnapping of four US citizens and the murder of two of them.
The message was allegedly left by the Escorpión Group of the Gulf Cartel to condemn what their men did and ask society for “forgiveness”.
“They update information on the events in Matamoros: several men were abandoned, alive and tied up, next to a sign in which the Escorpión Group of the Gulf Cartel condemns what they did and ‘apologizes’ to society,” according to journalist Héctor de Mauleón.
“Five members of the Gulf Cartel of the Escorpión group were found tied up in the center of Matamoros with a cardboard in which they apologized for having kidnapped four Americans and murdered two of them,” reported Ciro Gómez Leyva.
The border city authorities are investigating the facts and the five alleged perpetrators have not yet been brought before the Tamaulipas State Attorney General’s Office.
The bodies of the Americans executed by members of the Escorpión Group are still in Mexico and have not yet been transferred to the United States.
“The Gulf Cartel, Grupo Escorpiones, energetically reaffirms the events of Friday, March 3, where unfortunately an innocent working mother died and 4 American citizens were kidnapped, of whom 2 died and for this reason, we have decided to hand over those involved and those directly responsible for the facts, who at all times acted under their own determination and indiscipline,” read the note found next to the five handcuffed men.
According to the message, signed by the initials “CDG Grupo Escorpiones”, those responsible acted “against the rules in which the ‘CDG’ has always operated, respecting the life and integrity of the innocent. The CDG apologizes to Matamorense society, the relatives of Mrs. Arely, and the affected American families. The CDG asks society to be calm because we are committed to ensuring that those errors caused by indiscipline are not repeated and those responsible pay, whoever they are!!!”, the letter concluded.
