US EditionAfter 5 Musicians Found Dead Near U.S. Border in Mexico, Authorities Make More Arrests and Seize Weapons
- Five members of the Mexican band Grupo Fugitivo were kidnapped and found dead near Reynosa, Tamaulipas, on May 25, 2025.
- The musicians were reportedly lured to a vacant lot for a false concert invite before their kidnapping amid escalating cartel violence in Reynosa.
- Authorities conducted raids on three properties in Reynosa, arresting three suspects and seizing weapons, cocaine, and methamphetamines linked to the murders.
- The public security office stated, "Three suspects had been arrested there," while prosecutors noted the involvement of Gulf Cartel factions but did not confirm suspects’ exact affiliations.
- These events highlight ongoing dangers for regional Mexican musicians amid cartel disputes, prompting President Claudia Sheinbaum to launch a music contest to counter narcocorrido influence among youth.
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Kidnapped, killed and dumped: Police nab three more suspects after Fugitivo band lured to death in Mexico
CIUDAD VICTORIA (Mexico), June 3 — Three suspects in the kidnapping and murder of Mexican musicians in Tamaulipas state were arrested during a series of raids, officials said on Monday. The five members of local band Fugitivo had been hired for a weekend performance in the crime-wracked northeastern city of Reynosa, but arrived to find a vacant lot. Their bodies were found several days later after their families reported receiving ransom demands…
Mexico City.- Authorities arrested four people allegedly responsible for the murder of the five members of the Fugitivo musical group, on May 25. Elements of the National Guard and the Army arrested "Metro 47", alias "El Jimmy", one of the main ones pointed out by the multi-homicide, in the Punta Mita fractionation, east Reynosa, capital of Tamaulipas, on the afternoon of Sunday, June 1. This afternoon, the arrest of three others involved, Santo…
The General Prosecutor's Office of Tamaulipas confirmed the death of the musicians of Grupo Fugitivo and nine arrests in the case; however, the victims' relatives deny the official version and people close to the detainees say they are unrelated. Five members of Grupo Fugitivo disappeared on May 25 in Reynosa, Tamaulipas; four days later the Prosecutor's Office reported that the gang was deprived of its liberty and taken to a site where they wer…
Reynosa, Tam.— Members of the group Searching for Tus Pasos located fragments of calcined human osamenta during a day of tracing in the Los Longoria ejido, as part of the search for the disappearance of five young musicians. The finding occurred on Tuesday confirmed Elvira Ramírez, leader of the search group, approximately 500 meters from the site currently under the protection of the General Prosecutor's Office of Justice of Tamaulipas (FGJT). …
Telemundo Las Vegas
MEXICO — Federal authorities arrested three members of a criminal group linked to kidnapping and murder in Tamaulipas after the bodies of the members of the Mexican regional band Grupo Fugitivo were found on Thursday. One of them is presumed to be the intellectual author of the murder of the five members. The musical group had disappeared since Sunday in the city of Reynosa, Mexico. Federal authorities arrested three men, including the alleged p…
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