Top drug cartel leaders killed in Mexico near US border stat : DW
Watch video 02:37 Share Mexican cartels shift to heroin for US market Send Facebook Google + whatsapp Tumblr linkedin stumble Digg reddit Newsvine Permalink http://p.dw.com/p/2Tcy6 Mexican cartels shift to heroin for US marketls/jlw (EFE, AP) Mexican authorities on Saturday announced that two top drug traffickers had been killed in a shootout with federal forces in the northern border state of Tamaulipas. The deaths of the drug traffickers caused unrest in the border town of Reynosa. Supporters of the suspects' drug cartels blocked off several roads in the Mexican town, engaging in firefights with police and setting fire to local businesses, authorities said. Despite deteriorating diplomatic relations, US President Donald trump has vowed to assist Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's administration in tackling drug cartels and curbing the flow of narcotics into the US.
MEXICO CITY -- Two top drug traffickers have been killed in pre-dawn shootouts Saturday with federal forces in the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas, authorities reported. The Tamaulipas security spokesman's office said the men were killed in separate confrontations, which left highways littered with burned-out vehicles. State authorities said his supporters had set fires and tried to block roads in an unsuccessful effort to help him escape. Authorities had tried to capture him a number of times, leading to gunbattles with his gang. Luis Alberto Rodriguez, the state security spokesman, said there were a total of 32 highway and street blockades, 11 of which were erected using burning vehicles.
MEXICO CITY -- Two top drug traffickers have been killed in pre-dawn shootouts Saturday with federal forces in the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas, authorities reported. The Tamaulipas security spokesman's office said the men were killed in separate confrontations, which left highways littered with burned-out vehicles. State authorities said his supporters had set fires and tried to block roads in an unsuccessful effort to help him escape. Authorities had tried to capture him a number of times, leading to gunbattles with his gang. Luis Alberto Rodriguez, the state security spokesman, said there were a total of 32 highway and street blockades, 11 of which were erected using burning vehicles.
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MEXICO CITY -- Two top drug traffickers have been killed in pre-dawn shootouts Saturday with federal forces in the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas, authorities reported. The Tamaulipas security spokesman's office said the men were killed in separate confrontations, which left highways littered with burned-out vehicles. State authorities said his supporters had set fires and tried to block roads in an unsuccessful effort to help him escape. Authorities had tried to capture him a number of times, leading to gunbattles with his gang. Luis Alberto Rodriguez, the state security spokesman, said there were a total of 32 highway and street blockades, 11 of which were erected using burning vehicles.
MEXICO CITY -- Two top drug traffickers have been killed in pre-dawn shootouts Saturday with federal forces in the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas, authorities reported. The Tamaulipas security spokesman's office said the men were killed in separate confrontations, which left highways littered with burned-out vehicles. State authorities said his supporters had set fires and tried to block roads in an unsuccessful effort to help him escape. Authorities had tried to capture him a number of times, leading to gunbattles with his gang. Luis Alberto Rodriguez, the state security spokesman, said there were a total of 32 highway and street blockades, 11 of which were erected using burning vehicles.
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