World · 5 d ago
Mexico arrests second-in-command of a Gulf Cartel faction
Matamoros
Tamaulipas, Mexico
Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said Axel Alfredo "N" was arrested in Matamoros with one other person. Weapons, ammunition, drugs and a vehicle were seized.
Alleged links
- Homicide
- Kidnapping
- Extortion
- Smuggling of drugs, weapons, people
Officials allege he is linked to homicide, kidnapping, extortion and smuggling of drugs, weapons and people into the United States. He is also named in a May 17 attack on federal protection agents in which one officer died.
The arrest set off road blockades with burning vehicles in Matamoros, and the state suspended classes in the region.
