Gulf cartel apologizes after Americans are kidnapped and killed in Mexico
The Gulf cartel apologized Thursday after two U.S. citizens were killed in an armed abduction last week in Mexico.
The Gulf cartel apologized Thursday after two U.S. citizens were killed in an armed abduction last week in Mexico.
The cartel condemned the violence in a letter obtained by The Associated Press and said they had turned over members who were involved. A senior law enforcement official told NBC News that U.S. authorities believe the letter is legitimate.
"The Gulf Cartel Grupo Escorpiones strongly condemns the events of Friday, March 3 in which unfortunately an innocent working mother died and four American citizens were kidnapped, of which two died," a translation of the letter says. "For this reason, we have decided to hand over those involved and directly responsible for the events who at all times acted under their own determination and indiscipline and against the rules in which the CDG has always operated."
A photograph of five bound men facedown on the pavement accompanied a letter claiming to be from a Mexican drug cartel that included an apology after four Americans were abducted, two of whom died.Obtained by NBC NewsFour Americans were shot at and kidnapped after they drove into Matamoros, Mexico, just south of Brownsville, Texas, for a medical procedure. Video showed a gunman dragging people into a white pickup truck, a law enforcement source with knowledge of the matter has said.
Tamaulipas state Gov. Américo Villarreal said at a news conference that a woman, identified by her family as LaTavia Washington McGee, and a man, Eric Williams, survived the kidnapping.
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