It described that bone fragments exposed to heat were found in two different sites, one near kilometer 85 of the Reynosa-Matamoros highway, the other in Sierrita farm, located west of Matamoros.

Matamoros, Mexico, is a stronghold for various criminal organizations, particularly the Gulf Cartel. U.S. and Mexican officials say four U.S. citizens were abducted at gunpoint in the city on Friday.

U.S. Border Patrol monitor on the bank of the Rio Grande near the Gateway International Bridge, between the cities of Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, on March 16, 2021, in ...

Mexican authorities arrested five more people in connection to the kidnappings of four Americans in Matamoros, Mexico, Tamaulipas Attorney General Irving Barrios Mojica said on Twitter on Friday.

But conflict has flared in Tamaulipas over the past 15 years as the incumbent Gulf Cartel – founded in Matamoros – fragmented, starting with its notoriously violent armed wing, Los Zetas.

They were found in a house outside of Matamoros at about 8 a.m. Tuesday. Tamaulipas Attorney General Irving Barrios said no demands for ransom were made. He said the Americans were likely the ...

Prosecutors in Mexico said Thursday they have arrested two more men in the March 3 kidnapping of four Americans, two of whom were killed.. The Gulf drug cartel turned over five men to police soon ...

A uthorities in Mexico arrested five more people Friday in connection with the kidnapping of four Americans in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, two of whom were killed. The bodies of the two victims ...

News & Politics Matamoros Was Once Relatively Safe for Texans. That Seems to Be Changing. The recent kidnapping of four U.S. citizens in the Mexican city across the river from Brownsville appears ...

They crossed into Matamoros, Tamaulipas, in their white minivan, according to the US Embassy & Consulates in Mexico. Not long after crossing the border, they were ambushed by a group of gunmen who ...

The U.S. State Department renewed a warning for travelers heading to Mexico, saying some states are a Level 4: Do Not Travel, including Tamaulipas, where Matamoros is located.