That day, "four Americans crossed into Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico driving a white minivan with North Carolina license plates. Shortly after crossing into Mexico, unidentified gunmen fired upon ...

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 crossed from Brownsville, Texas, into the city of Matamoros in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. This map shows that communities sit right next to one another on the US-Mexican border: ...

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.

MEXICO CITY — Two of the four Americans who were kidnapped in northern Mexico last week were found dead Tuesday, officials said, in a case that has sharpened the U.S. focus on insecurity across ...

Even for Mexico’s long history of corruption, Tamaulipas stands out. In 2021, Matamoros’ Mayor Mario López Hernández allegedly paid a monthly salary of over $500 to a senior CDG figure, Evaristo Cruz ...

Unidentified gunmen opened fire on one woman and three men in a white minivan 2 1/2 hours after they drove into the Mexican border town of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, from Brownsville, Texas, on Friday ...

MATAMOROS, MEXICO — They stuck together, walking slowly on busted sidewalks, approaching corners warily. They hurried past smoky taco stands and fleabag hotels. Nobody strayed. Deported from ...

Residents in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, will soon be able to shop at a market that looks distinctly like the famed Texas gas station and country store Buc-ee’s. News Sports Hookem.com Austin360 ...

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 ...

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.