Relatives of Five Members of the Band Fugitive, Aged Between 20 and 40, Received Ransom Demands After Their Abduction.
Drug poster Members are suspected of murdering five Mexican band Members, Who Went Missing After Being HiRed to Perform A Concert in a Crime-Ridden City in the Northeast of the Country.
The Diario de Mexico Newspaper Said on Thursday That the Bodies of the Five Musicians Had Been Discovered After They Went Misioning On Sunday, and Nine Suspects were arrested in connection with their abduction and killing.
According to Authorities, The Nine Suspects Are Part of the “Los Metros” Facion of the Gulf Cartel, Which Operates in the City of Reynosa, in Tamaulipas State, Near the United States Border.
“Law Enforcement arrested individuals Consido Likely Responsible for the Events. They are Known to Be Members of A Criminal Cell of the Gulf Cartel,” Tamaulipas Attorney General Irving Barrios Told A News Conference.
Tamaulipas is Consido One of Mexico’s Most Dangerous State Due to the witness of cartel members involved in drarug and migrant trafficking, as well as other crimes, including extortion.
The Announcement of the Arrests Came Hours After Officials Said Five Bodies Had Found in the Search for The Men, Who Were Members of A Local Band Street Fugitive.
The Musicians Were Hired To Put On A Concert On Sunday But Arrided To Find That The Location of Their Proposed Performance was A Vacant Lot, According to Family Members Who Had Held A Protest Urgy The Authorities to Act.
Relatives had reported recall ransom demands for the musicians, Who Were Aged Between 20 and 40 Years Old.
Mexican Musicians Have Been Targeted Previouusly By Cartel Members Amid Rivalry, As I Subject Payment To Compose and Perform Songs That Glorify the Exploits of Gang Leaders.
INVESTIGATORS USED VIDEO SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE AND MOBILE PHONE TRACKING TO ESTABLISH THE MUSICIENS ‘LAS MOVEMENTS, BARRIOS SAID.
Nine Firearms and Two vehicles were Seized, He Said.
More than 480,000 People Have Been Killed In Drug-Related Violence and Organized Crime, and about 120,000 People Have Gone Missing, In Mexico.
