Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Warring drug cartel factions in north Mexico announce truce

Apparently, even the most bloodthirsty drug gangs can get tired of killing: Three of the warring factions of Mexico’s Gulf cartel announced Monday they have reached an agreement on a truce.

Police in the state of Tamaulipas confirmed the professionally printed banners appeared in the border city of Reynosa and other cities Monday. Cartel gunmen randomly killed 15 bystanders last month in Reynosa, which is across the Rio Grande from McAllen, Texas.

Photos of the banners showed they were printed with red, white, and green letters — the colors of the Mexican flag — and slogans . . .

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