*Update below*
Just four days ago the U.S. State Dept. issued a warning for Americans in Mexico, particularly those in or near Tamaulipas state, next to the Texas border. It was the second such U.S. warning for the area since March, and the third since February (all three alerts are linked just below). The latest warning has proved prophetic, after 14 dismembered bodies were found in an abandoned cargo vehicle parked in front of a town hall.The gruesome discovery was made about 2:00 p.m. yesterday (Jun. 7) in Ciudad Mante, in extreme southern Tamaulipas. The victims included 11 men and three women, whose identities have not yet been determined. A witness reported that a man drove up and parked the three ton truck just outside of municipal offices, got out and casually walked away. The Mexican drug cartel Los Zetas is active in the area, as is the Cártel del Golfo. A narcomensaje, or executioner's note, was left with the bodies, which is frequently the case in mass executions in this country. But authorities didn't immediately disclose the contents.
Yesterday's butchery in Tamaulipas was the third major incident in the region since May 4.
June 23 - In an almost identical incident another 14 mutilated corpses, 10 men and four women, were found in the same town this morning, in an abandoned vehicle in the central business district. A narcomensaje was found with the remains, with a warning for the Cártel del Golfo. That almost surely means the execution was the work of Los Zetas. Hallan 14 cadáveres en Ciudad Mante, Tamaulipas.
Bloody narco violence strikes border town of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
Los Zetas dump 49 bodies in Nuevo Léon, adjacent to Tamaulipas
Previous U.S. State Dept. alerts
U.S. State Dept. Warning to Americans in Mexico - issued June 4, 2012: http://mexicogulfreporter.blogspot.mx/2012/06/us-state-dept-warning-to-americans-in.html.
U.S. Consulate in Matamoros, Tamaulipas issues Emergency Warning for Americans (Mar. 31, 2012): http://mexicogulfreporter.blogspot.mx/2012/03/us-consulate-in-matamoros-tamaulipas.html.
U.S. State Dept. issues new travel alert for Mexico (Feb. 8, 2012): http://mexicogulfreporter.blogspot.com/2012/02/us-issues-new-travel-alert-for-mexico.html.
Violence in Tamaulipas state:
A Free Press under fire in Mexico: http://mexicogulfreporter.blogspot.com/2012/03/free-press-under-fire-in-mexico-and.html.
Three Americans named as victims in Veracruz bus attack: http://mexicogulfreporter.blogspot.com/2011/12/three-americans-named-as-victims-in.html.
Death toll along Veracruz-Tamaulipas border rises: http://mexicogulfreporter.blogspot.com/2011/12/death-toll-along-veracruz-tamaulipas.html.
Update on Texans executed in Veracruz state: "I told her not to go to Mexico": http://mexicogulfreporter.blogspot.com/2011/12/update-on-texas-family-executed-in.html.
U.S. sailor goes out for a Christmas cup of tea, loses his life on Tampico street: http://mexicogulfreporter.blogspot.com/2011/12/us-sailor-who-went-out-for-christmas.html.
Internet blogger decapitated by Los Zetas: http://mexicogulfreporter.blogspot.com/2011/11/internet-user-executed-by-los-zetas.html.
Update on the "social media executions" in Tamaulipas: http://mexicogulfreporter.blogspot.com/2011/09/update-on-social-media-executions-in.html.
Cuidado con tus “tweets” – ¡los sicarios te matarán!: http://mexicogulfreporter.blogspot.com/2011/09/cuidado-con-tus-tweets-los-sicarios-te.html.
