“El Tigre”, leader of the Gulf Cartel, is killed in the Matamoros shootings
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Three members of the criminal group Gulf Cartel , including one of their leaders were killed on Friday night, after a series of clashes with military forces and police in Matamoros , Tamaulipas , reported Governor Francisco García Cabeza de Vaca.
Four more members of the Gulf Cartel were arrested in the actions, after several shootings, blockades and burning of vehicles.
“Last night there was an attack on military personnel and the State Police in the city of Matamoros, which was repelled resulting in four arrests and three deaths, all of them members of the so-called Gulf Cartel, as well as an armored vehicle secured, 4 Long guns, one of them caliber 50 and chargers, “said the state president through a statement posted on his Twitter account.
García Cabeza de Vaca reported that that a civilian also died and two more were injured and discharged.