US EditionFive Mexican musicians abducted, murdered by alleged drug cartel
- Five musicians from Grupo Fugitivo were found dead after being kidnapped in Reynosa, Mexico, on May 25, as confirmed by Mexican authorities.
- Nine alleged members of the Gulf Cartel have been arrested for the murders, according to Irving Barrios Mojica, the attorney general for Tamaulipas.
- The musicians were kidnapped while traveling to an event, sparking outrage in Tamaulipas, which is impacted by cartel violence.
- Reynosa has seen escalating violence since 2017 due to disputes among groups involved in illegal activities.
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Kidnapped Band Members and Manager Found Dead Near Texas Border - News Addicts
Four band members and their manager were found dead on a ranch near the Texas border, the attorney general for the northeastern state of Tamaulipas revealed Thursday. The Grupo Fugitivo members were with their manager when they were abducted before a scheduled private event in the border city Reynosa on Sunday and were located Wednesday […] The post Kidnapped Band Members and Manager Found Dead Near Texas Border appeared first on News Addicts.
Bodies of 5 Missing Musicians of Mexican Regional Music Band Are Found Near Texas Border
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico—The bodies of five musicians, members of a Mexican regional music group who had gone missing, were found in the northern city of Reynosa along the Texas border, authorities said on Thursday. The musicians from the band Grupo Fugitivo, which played at parties and local dances in the region, had been reported missing since Sunday. Tamaulipas state prosecutors, who had been investigating their disappearance, said the men wer…
Nine arrested in murders of band members near border
(NewsNation) — According to prosecutors in Reynosa, Mexico, authorities have arrested nine suspects in connection with the disappearance and killing of the 5 members of the music group, Grupo Fugitivo. Those nine suspects are believed to be part of a faction called the Gulf Cartel. Grupo Fugitivo played "narcocorrido" music, a sub-genre that sometimes pays homage to drug cartel leaders, depicting them as Robin Hood-like figures. However, it's un…
The four members of Grupo Fugitivo and their manager were kidnapped and murdered, their bodies were found on 29 May. And the national debate on the prohibition of songs to the glory of the drug trafficking sponsors is revived.
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