A large-scale shootout between Mexican army soldiers and the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, triggered a security warning from the U.S. Consulate. The fighting lasted for hours, prompting the consulate to order its employees to shelter in place. While Mexican officials claimed only three injuries and no fatalities, internal communications suggest at least three dead gunmen and several arrests.
Mexican government officials tried to downplay a large-scale cartel shootout in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, that went on for hours. The shootout triggered a security warning from the U.S. consulate in that city.
The soldiers tried to intercept the gunmen, who began shooting as additional gunmen began to mobilize throughout the city, setting up roadblocks and providing extra support. At the same time, the military forces fought back and called for backup. In the aftermath of the shootout, Jorge Cuellar, the security spokesman for the Tamaulipas government, claimed that only three individuals had been injured in the “isolated event” and that no fatalities had resulted. The claims by the bureaucrat are false as internal communications within Tamaulipas law enforcement, as well as within Mexico’s military, point to at least three dead gunmen and several arrests.
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