Drug Cartel Violence Erupts Again in Mexican State

Drug cartel violence in Mexico's Tamaulipas state flared up for the second time in a week Wednesday, with gunbattles and arson attacks erupting in the street after police captured four alleged drug gang members. Two people were killed. The detainees, whose identity is still unknown, are from the Gulf Cartel, one of Mexico's oldest drug-trafficking groups, also known for kidnappings and immigrant trafficking. "We had blockades in the town of Altamira. They [organized crime...

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