2012 Nuevo Laredo massacres

Series of mass murder attacks by drug cartels in Mexico September 2020 2012 Nuevo Laredo massacres Mexican drug war 270px Agency image of the hanging cadavers Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico 120+UCDP – Uppsala Conflict Data Program https://ucdp.uu.se/country/70 11 December 2020 ucdp.uu.se 27 29 10 N 99 30 25 W source:kolossus-nlwiki 2012 Turf war Unknown Sinaloa CartelLos ZetasGulf Cartel The 2012 Nuevo Laredo massacres were a series of mass murder attacks between the allied Sinaloa Cartel and Gulf Cartel against Los Zetas in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, across the U.S.-Mexico border from Laredo, Texas. The drug-violence in Nuevo Laredo began back in 2003, when the city was controlled by the Gulf Cartel. Most media reports that write about the Mexican drug war, however, point to 2006 as the start of the drug war.Ioan Grillo Ioan Grillo El Narco: The Bloody Rise of Mexican Drug Cartels 2012 Bloomsbury Publishing 978-1408824337 336 https://books.google.com/books?id=WI08rbJt0oQC&pg=PA94 That year is a convenient historical marker because that's when Felipe Calderón took office and carried out an aggressive approach against the cartels. But authors like Ioan Grillo and Sylvia Longmire note that Mexico's drug war actually began at the end of Vicente Fox's administration in 2004, when the first major battle took place in Nuevo Laredo between the Sinaloa Cartel and Los Zetas, who at that time worked as the armed wing of the Gulf Cartel.Longmire Sylvia BOOK REVIEW: "El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency," by Ioan Grillo http://borderviolenceanalysis.typepad.com/mexicos_drug_war/2011/06/book-review-el-narco-by-ioan-grillo.html 12 May 2012 Mexico's drug war 29 June 2011 When Osiel Cárdenas Guillén, the former leader of the Gulf Cartel, was arrested in 2003, the Sinaloa Cartel, sensing weakness, tried to move in on Nuevo Laredo, unleashing a bloody battle.At least 23 people killed in Mexican border city https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jaEGLgtDqnAWnn89LL9L3Gy48MRQ?docId=17f3dd6b31ca4e56a5e8c9e57a9d375e 6 May 2012 Associated Press 5 May 2012June 2024 medicmedic Los Zetas, however, were successful in expelling the Sinaloa organization out of Nuevo Laredo, and have ruled the city "with fear" ever since. Nevertheless, the Gulf cartel and Los Zetas broke relations in early 2010, worsening the violence across northeast Mexico.23 people killed, most decapitated, in Mexican city near US border https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/at-least-23-people-killed-in-mexican-border-city-of-nuevo-laredo-scene-of-drug-cartel-war/2012/05/04/gIQA715J2T_story.html 12 May 2012 The Washington Post 4 May 2012June 2021 medicmedic The cartels are fighting for control of the corridor in Nuevo Laredo that leads into Interstate 35, one of the most lucrative routes for drug traffickers.23 killed in Nuevo Laredo http://www.dallasnews.com/news/nationworld/mexico/20120504-23-killed-in-nuevo-laredo.ece 6 May 2012 The Dallas Morning News 4 May 2012 Nuevo Laredo is a lucrative drug corridor because of the large volume of trucks that pass through the area, and the multiple (exploitable) ports of entry.Longmire Sylvia Nuevo Laredo heats up as Sinaloa-Zetas conflict leaves 23 dead. http://borderviolenceanalysis.typepad.com/mexicos_drug_war/2012/05/nuevo-laredo-heats-up-as-sinaloa-zetas-conflict-leaves-23-dead.html 12 May 2012 Mexico's drug war 5 May 2012 Over 40% of all cargo crossings from Mexico to the United States crosses through the border checkpoints in Nuevo Laredo.Fourteen bodies found in eastern Mexico: officials https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jkZglpMB2jNLQwdlC81JxRXmuBVw?docId=CNG.b2371552eed6d000aa85ebc4c2e4bc6b.781 https://archive.today/20130124182615/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jkZglpMB2jNLQwdlC81JxRXmuBVw?docId=CNG.b2371552eed6d000aa85ebc4c2e4bc6b.781 dead 24 January 2013 13 June 2012 Agence France-Presse 12 June 2012 It is for the same reason that Tijuana and Ciudad Juárez are so valuable for the drug trafficking organizations. Past incidents in Nuevo Laredo 2003 shootout At around 3 am on 1 August 2003, the Federal Investigations Agency (AFI) confronted a group of armed men in the streets of Nuevo Laredo. Members of the AFI were staying at a hotel when Juan Manuel Muñoz Morales, the attorney general of the city, called for help.González Iván Todo sobre el enfrentamiento en Nuevo Laredo http://www.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/mexico/305538.html 12 May 2012 Esmas.com 1 August 2003 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111123173817/http://www.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/mexico/305538.html 23 November 2011 es He was reportedly being chased by several individuals in a dark-colored truck. Consequently, the AFI officers followed the truck with seven of their vehicles, triggering a shootout between the police officers and alleged drug traffickers. The armed confrontation lasted for more than 40 minutes, provoking "panic" and turning Nuevo Laredo into a "battlefield."Pruneda Salvador Balacera en Nuevo Laredo http://www.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/mexico/305170.html 12 May 2012 Esmas.com 1 August 2003 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100403060349/http://www.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/mexico/305170.html 3 April 2010 es The gun detonations were heard throughout most of the city. Some witnesses, who preferred to remain anonymous, claimed that they saw over "18 armed men in black with ski-masks." During the chase, five armed men in another vehicle shot at the police convoy. The triggermen in the two vehicles then engaged in a gunfight with the AFI for minutes, but one of the vehicles collided with a police truck. The vehicle the drug traffickers were in then caught on fire, and two of the gunmen were burned to death. The third one died on the sidewalk. According to PGR, the three gunmen that were killed were members of Los Negros, a group of hitmen under the tutelage of Joaquín Guzmán Loera (a.k.a. El Chapo) and of the Juárez Cartel. Rocket-launchers, along with an "inexact number of assault rifles," were reportedly used in the attack. In addition, the government agency stated that 198 municipal police officers were to be investigated for possible connections with the Gulf Cartel; Manuel Muñoz, the attorney general who was being chased, was detained by the Mexican authorities. It is believed that he had liberated five members of Los Zetas who had been detained during the armed confrontation. According to Esmas.com, this shooting was the first major gunfire in Nuevo Laredo between the Mexican authorities and cartel members in over thirty years.López Primitivo Balacera entre narcos y agentes de la AFI http://www.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/mexico/304951.html 12 May 2012 Esmas.com 1 August 2003 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111123175140/http://www.esmas.com/noticierostelevisa/mexico/304951.html 23 November 2011 es Between 1 January and 1 August 2003, 45 homicides were reported in Nuevo Laredo, along with 40 kidnappings. El Chapo enters Nuevo Laredo right|200px|thumb|Mug shot of Joaquín Guzmán Loera, El Chapo. After the apprehension of Osiel Cárdenas Guillén in 2003, the former leader of the Gulf Cartel, his criminal organization went through a leadership crisis, since there was no visible leader to take the lead of the cartel.Ravelo Ricardo El narco en México 2011 Random House Mondadori 978-6073105644 https://books.google.com/books?id=HAzOTSn5bSYC&q=nuevo+laredo+narco&pg=PT148 es Nonetheless, Joaquín Guzmán Loera, the drug boss of the Sinaloa cartel who is best known as El Chapo, "broke the rules" and penetrated into Tamaulipas. His organization began to kill police officers—forcing many to take a side with or against him—and assassinating rival cartel members. The Mexican Armed Forces and the program México Seguro were unable to put down the violence. For the first time in many years, the Mexican State was limited in its actions—and even surpassed—by the criminal organizations. The Sinaloa Cartel stood to its firm intention to become the "hegemonic drug trafficking organization in Mexico."Hernández Anabel Los señores del narco 2012 Random House Mondadori 978-6073108485 https://books.google.com/books?id=oVLXjMuUrTgC&q=nuevo+laredo+narco&pg=PP373 es And to do so, it had to control the cities along the U.S.-Mexico border. Back in the early 2000s, if a different drug trafficking organization wanted to traffic narcotics through a different corridor, they had to pay a fee to the cartel that controlled it. Hence, it often resulted in a high prize, since Osiel Cárdenas Guillén "knew how much every millimeter in his turf cost." No drug trafficking organization before the Sinaloa cartel had dared to take on the Gulf Cartel. But Juan José Esparragoza Moreno and El Chapo Guzmán were persuasive in moving on into Nuevo Laredo and the rest of Tamaulipas. One of the first steps in the war between the Gulf and Sinaloa cartels began when Arturo Beltrán Leyva, alias El Barbas, hired Dionisio Román García (El Chacho), the leader of a gang who operated in Nuevo Laredo under the permission of Osiel in 2002. Nevertheless, El Chacho turned against the Osiel and the Gulf organization by deciding to work for the Sinaloa cartel and killing a Zeta member. This triggered a series of attacks and executions in Tamaulipas. And, in order to put down the violence, El Barbas sought Arturo Guzmán Decena, one of the founders of Los Zetas, and told him that he "did not want any problems" with the Zetas, and that he would do his best to turn in El Chacho. Guzmán Decena accepted his apology, but told him that if anyone from the Sinaloa cartel wanted to traffic drugs inside the Gulf Cartel's territory, they had to be unarmed and under supervision. In May 2002, El Chacho was kidnapped in the city of Monterrey by members of Los Zetas, and eventually found dead in Tamaulipas, bearing signs of torture.Identifican a ejecutados en Nuevo León http://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/26270.html 13 May 2012 El Siglo de Torreón 4 April 2003 es El Barbas then asked Osiel if Edgar Valdez Villarreal (La Barbie) could replace El Chacho, and he accepted. Los Zetas, however, were not convinced nor happy with Osiel's decision, because for them, "a betrayal is a betrayal." Fifteen days after the capture of Osiel, Valdez Villarreal called Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano (who had taken the lead of Los Zetas after the death of Guzmán Decena in 2002) and said: "You have a week to leave the territories from Reynosa to Nuevo Laredo." With this, the war had started. 2012 incursions 2011–2012 in the Mexican drug war Mexican drug war 17 April 2012 massacre Dismembered remains of 14 men were found in several plastic bags inside a Chrysler Voyager in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas on 17 April 2012.Mexico authorities say bodies of 14 men dumped in Nuevo Laredo http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/04/bodies-of-14-men-dumped-in-mexican-border-city.html 18 April 2012 Los Angeles Times 17 April 2012 All of those killed were between the ages of 30 and 35.Localizan 14 cadáveres dentro de vehículo abandonado en Nuevo Laredo http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/667913268f5737dec48f486e722aaf30 https://archive.today/20120904062639/http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/667913268f5737dec48f486e722aaf30 dead 4 September 2012 18 April 2012 Milenio 17 April 2012 es Mexican officials stated that they found a "messaged signed by a criminal group," but they did not release the content of the note,14 mutilated bodies found in Mexican border city http://www.elpasotimes.com/juarez/ci_20419518/14-mutilated-bodies-found-mexican-border-city https://web.archive.org/web/20140413143554/http://www.elpasotimes.com/juarez/ci_20419518/14-mutilated-bodies-found-mexican-border-city dead 13 April 2014 18 April 2012 El Paso Times 17 April 2012 nor if those killed were members of Los Zetas or of the Gulf Cartel.Mosso Rubén Nuevo Laredo: hallan 14 cuerpos mutilados http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/667913268f5737dec48f486e725f91a7 https://archive.today/20130104011548/http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/667913268f5737dec48f486e725f91a7 dead 4 January 2013 18 April 2012 Milenio 18 April 2012 es CNNMéxico stated that the message left behind by the criminal group said that they were going to "clean up Nuevo Laredo" by killing Zeta members.14 cuerpos mutilados fueron hallados en Nuevo Laredo http://blogs.cnnmexico.com/ultimas-noticias/2012/04/17/14-cuerpos-mutilados-fueron-hallados-en-nuevo-laredo/ 18 April 2012 CNNMéxico 17 April 2012 es 21 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120421023319/http://blogs.cnnmexico.com/ultimas-noticias/2012/04/17/14-cuerpos-mutilados-fueron-hallados-en-nuevo-laredo/ dead The Monitor newspaper, however, said that a source outside law enforcement but with direct knowledge of the attacks stated the 14 bodies belonged to members of Los Zetas who had been killed by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, now a branch of the Sinaloa Cartel.14 bodies found in minivan outside Nuevo Laredo City Hall, according to Tamps. gov't http://www.themonitor.com/articles/bodies-60209-hall-city.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120427034103/http://www.themonitor.com/articles/bodies-60209-hall-city.html dead 27 April 2012 18 April 2012 The Monitor 17 April 2012 Following the attacks, the Sinaloa cartel's kingpin, Joaquín Guzmán Loera—better known as El Chapo Guzmán—sent a message to Los Zetas that they will fight for the control of the Nuevo Laredo plaza.El Chapo demuestra su poder en Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas http://www.blogdelnarco.com/2012/04/el-chapo-demuestra-su-poder-en-nuevo-laredo-tamps/ 18 April 2012 Blog del Narco 18 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120420210702/http://www.blogdelnarco.com/2012/04/el-chapo-demuestra-su-poder-en-nuevo-laredo-tamps/ 20 April 2012 es The message read the following: "We have begun to clear Nuevo Laredo of Zetas because we want a free city and so you can live in peace. We are narcotics traffickers and we don't mess with honest working or business people. I'm going to teach these scums to work Sinaloa style—without kidnapping, without payoffs, without extortion. As for you, 40, I tell you that you don't scare me. I know you sent H to toss heads here in my turf, because you don't have the stones nor the people to do it yourself. Don't forget that I'm your true father." Joaquín Guzmán Loera, (El Chapo)Schiller Dane Drug lord 'El Chapo' declares war on Zetas http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Drug-lord-El-Chapo-declares-war-on-Zetas-3492866.php 19 April 2012 The Houston Chronicle 18 April 2012 Nuevo Laredo is considered a stronghold of Los Zetas,Mexican authorities find 14 dead in Nuevo Laredo http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2012/04/mexican-authorities-find-14-dead-in.html 18 April 2012 Borderland Beat 17 April 2012 although there were incursions by the Sinaloa Cartel in March 2012.El Chapo Guzmán comienza limpia de Los Zetas en Tamaulipas http://www.blogdelnarco.com/2012/03/el-chapo-guzman-comienza-limpia-de-los-zetas-en-tamaulipas/ 18 April 2012 Blog del Narco 26 March 2012 es 18 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120418193143/http://www.blogdelnarco.com/2012/03/el-chapo-guzman-comienza-limpia-de-los-zetas-en-tamaulipas/ deadCorcoran Patrick 'Narcomantas' Herald Chapo's Incursion into Mexico Border State http://insightcrime.org/insight-latest-news/item/2414-narcomantas-herald-chapos-incursion-into-mexico-border-state 18 April 2012 InSight Crime 28 March 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120409054719/http://insightcrime.org/insight-latest-news/item/2414-narcomantas-herald-chapos-incursion-into-mexico-border-state 9 April 2012 Consequently, Los Zetas responded two days later with incursions to Sinaloa, the home state of the Sinaloa Cartel.Martinez Chivis Z40 Answers Chapo by Leaving His Own Butchery and Message http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2012/03/z40-answers-chapo-by-leaving-his-own.html 19 April 2012 Borderland Beat 28 March 2012 The Sinaloa Cartel's first attempt to take over Nuevo Laredo happened in 2005, when Los Zetas was working as the armed wing of the Gulf Cartel.Schiller Dane Is 'El Chapo' back in border city of Nuevo Laredo? http://blog.chron.com/narcoconfidential/2012/04/with-butchery-and-a-warning-is-mexicos-el-chapo-back-in-border-city-of-nuevo-laredo/ 19 April 2012 The Houston Chronicle 18 April 2012 Investigations On 24 April 2012, the attorney general of the state of Tamaulipas identified 10 of the 14 people killed. In addition, the Mexican authorities stated that those killed had "no relationship with the criminal group Los Zetas," and that they were in fact innocent civilians.Desligan al 'Chapo Guzman' de la masacre en Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas http://www.lapoliciaca.com/nota-roja/desligan-al-chapo-guzman-de-la-masacre-en-nuevo-laredo-tamaulipas/ 26 April 2012 La Policiaca 24 April 2012 es 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220357/http://www.lapoliciaca.com/nota-roja/desligan-al-chapo-guzman-de-la-masacre-en-nuevo-laredo-tamaulipas/ dead The U.S. Customs and Border Protection indicated that 7 out of the 14 who were killed were reportedly deported immigrants who were working illegally in the United States. The authorities said that the massacre was carried out to generate "psychosis," because there is no concrete evidence of a "war between drug cartels" nor elements that indicate the presence of a group representing the Sinaloa Cartel in the border city of Nuevo Laredo.Desligan a Chapo de masacre de N. Laredo http://noticias.terra.com.mx/mexico/estados/desligan-a-chapo-de-masacre-de-n-laredo,41a982f1b07e6310VgnVCM10000098cceb0aRCRD.html 26 April 2012 Terra Networks 24 April 2012 es Some of the bodies have been returned to their families.Guzmán Julio Manuel Identifican a 7 de 14 asesinados en Nuevo Laredo http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/843349.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120427015915/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/843349.html dead 27 April 2012 26 April 2012 El Universal 24 April 2012 es The rest of the corpses have not been identified and remain in the Forensic Medical Services (SEMEFO).Identifican a 7 de los 14 asesinados en Nuevo Laredo http://www.noticiasdetamaulipas.com/nota.cgi?id=410791 https://web.archive.org/web/20120511072610/http://noticiasdetamaulipas.com/nota.cgi?id=410791 dead 11 May 2012 27 April 2012 Noticias de Tamaulipas 24 April 2012 es 4 May 2012 massacre 23 bodies—14 of them decapitated and 9 of them hanged from a bridge—were discovered in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, in an escalation of brutal violence involving rival drug gangs on the U.S. border. In the first incident, at around 1:00 am on 4 May 2012, nine people were hanged from a bridge on the Mexican Federal Highway 85D with a message left behind by the killers.Los cuerpos de 23 personas son encontrados en Nuevo Laredo http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2012/05/04/los-cuerpos-de-23-personas-son-encontrados-en-nuevo-laredo 4 May 2012 CNNMéxico 4 May 2012 es Horrified motorists encountered the blood-stained bodies of four women and five men hanging off a bridge.23 dead in day of horror for Mexico border city http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/13608544/23-dead-in-day-of-horror-for-mexico-border-city/ 4 May 2012 Yahoo! News 4 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120516195543/http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/13608544/23-dead-in-day-of-horror-for-mexico-border-city/ 16 May 2012 dead The banner left behind reportedly stated that those killed were the perpetrators of the car bomb in the city on 24 April 2012.Nuevo Laredo vive un viernes negro, jornada violenta deja 23 muertos http://excelsior.com.mx/index.php?m=nota&seccion=seccion-nacional&cat=1&id_nota=831656 4 May 2012 Excélsior 4 May 2012 es In addition, the 9 people who were hanged on the bridge were reportedly members of the Gulf Cartel who were killed by Los Zetas for "heating up" their turf.Suman 23 muertos en Nuevo Laredo, entre colgados y decapitados http://noticias.univision.com/narcotrafico/noticias/article/2012-05-04/nueve-cuerpos-colgados-puente-nuevo-laredo-mexico-narco-zetas 4 May 2012 Univision 4 May 2012 es The message read the following: "Fucking (Gulf Cartel) whores, this is how I'm going to finish off every fucker you send to heat up the turf. You have to fuck up sometime and that's when I'm gonna put you in your place. We are going to fuck up El Gringo that keeps setting off car bombs; the fucker Juanito Carrizales and his friend El Tubi, who I killed because he kept crying like a bitch; El Metro 4 who asked Comandante Lazcano for mercy when he was kicking the shit out of him; and now El R1 in Reynosa and you. But it's okay, here are your guys. The rest went away but I'll get them. Sooner or later. See you around fuckers.Ejecutan y cuelgan a nueve personas en Nuevo Laredo http://www.blogdelnarco.com/2012/05/ejecutan-y-cuelgan-a-nueve-personas-en-nuevo-laredo/ 4 May 2012 Blog del Narco 4 May 2012 es Los Zetas In the second incident, which occurred hours later, 14 decapitated bodies were abandoned inside a vehicle in front of the Customs Agency; the severed heads were left inside several ice coolers in front of the municipal palace.Van 23 muertos en Nuevo Laredo, en ola de violencia http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/845350.html 4 May 2012 El Universal 4 May 2012 es 7 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120507034259/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/845350.html dead The Mexican police said the second massacre could have been an act of revenge by the Gulf Cartel to Los Zetas for the earlier killings.Bodies of 23 found dumped near U.S. border in Mexico drug war https://news.yahoo.com/nine-bodies-hung-bridge-northern-mexico-174942376.html 4 May 2012 Yahoo! News 4 May 2012Se recrudece violencia en Nuevo Laredo: 23 muertos http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/85705.html 5 May 2012 El Universal 5 May 2012 es 7 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120507060931/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/85705.html dead Along with the decapitated bodies was a message allegedly signed by Joaquín Guzmán Loera, where he demanded the municipality mayor of Nuevo Laredo, Benjamín Galván, along with other municipal and state leaders and public safety officials to recognize the Sinaloa cartel's presence in the area and stop insisting he is not in the city.Pide 'El Chapo Guzman' al alcalde de Nuevo Laredo que deje de negar su presencia http://www.lapoliciaca.com/nota-roja/pide-el-chapo-guzman-al-alcalde-de-nuevo-laredo-que-deje-de-negar-su-presencia/ 6 May 2012 La Policiaca 6 May 2012 es 8 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120508034158/http://www.lapoliciaca.com/nota-roja/pide-el-chapo-guzman-al-alcalde-de-nuevo-laredo-que-deje-de-negar-su-presencia/ dead The message read the following: "You want credibility that I am in NL? What will it take, bringing the heads of Zeta leaders? Or yours? Mr. [Benjamín Galván], since you want to give us a sweet treat, with you coming out saying that nothing is happening here and all is well, continue with the same and I assure you that heads will keep rolling. Keep making Z-40's case to say and deny that we already operate in Nuevo Laredo, just so that Lazcano will not scold this illiterate car washer. And you [Alfonso Olvera], Director of Public Security appointed entirely by Z-40, who is your buddy, keep declaring that my staff does not operate here in Nuevo Laredo. Or you, [Víctor Almanza], stating that the dismembered were masons, traders, migrants or simple and humble workers (and not what they were Zetas). Continue to deny my presence here in Nuevo Laredo and you will continue to see their heads. I do not kill innocent people to submit work as you are accustomed Z-40, all dead in Nuevo Laredo are pure scums, in other words, pure Z. Sincerely, your father."Chapo Leaves Message with Decapitated Bodies Issues Threat against NL Mayor http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2012/05/chapo-leaves-message-with-decapitated.html 6 May 2012 Borderland Beat 6 May 2012 Joaquín Guzmán Loera, (El Chapo) Car bomb attacks At around 8:00 a.m. on 24 April 2012 in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, a car bomb exploded outside the city's police department.Car bomb explosion followed by shootout in Nuevo Laredo http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=745672 25 April 2012 KGBT-TV 24 April 2012 26 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120426224747/http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=745672 dead When the Mexican military arrived at the area of the explosion, they engaged in a confrontation with cartel members who shot them upon their arrival.Coche bomba y enfrentamiento en Nuevo Laredo http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/843249.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120426223842/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/843249.html dead 26 April 2012 25 April 2012 El Universal 24 April 2012 es There was one civilian who was injured as a result of the car bomb.Confirman coche-bomba en Nuevo Laredo http://noticias.terra.com.mx/mexico/seguridad/confirman-coche-bomba-en-nuevo-laredo,7cc0b7efda6e6310VgnVCM5000009ccceb0aRCRD.html 25 April 2012 Terra Networks 24 April 2012 es The Blog del Narco credited the attacks to Joaquín Guzmán Loera (a.k.a. El Chapo), who reportedly left another message for Los Zetas about the Sinaloa cartel's incursion in Nuevo Laredo.Reafirma El Chapo presencia en Tamaulipas con coche bomba http://www.blogdelnarco.com/2012/04/reafirma-el-chapo-presencia-en-tamulipas-con-coche-bomba/ 25 April 2012 Blog del Narco 24 April 2012 es right|260px|thumb|Car bomb explosion outside the city hall in Nuevo Laredo. In the second incident, suspected members of a drug trafficking organization opened fire at a hotel that the Federal police was using as barracks on 23 May 2012, and then set off a car bomb in front of the police dormitories.Photos of damage from hotel car bombing in Nuevo Laredo http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=758095 26 May 2012 KGBT-TV 24 May 2012 29 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120529073421/http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=758095 dead A Chevrolet pickup truck exploded at around 5:30 a.m. inside the parking lot of Hotel Santa Cecilia in southern Nuevo Laredo, injuring 2 civilians and 8 police officers.Estalla coche bomba en Nuevo Laredo; 8 policías y 2 civiles resultaron heridos http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2012/05/25/index.php?section=politica&article=016n1pol&partner=rss 25 May 2012 La Jornada 25 May 2012 esValencia Nick Gun and bomb attack on hotel in Mexican border town wounds 10 https://edition.cnn.com/2012/05/25/world/americas/mexico-violence/ 25 May 2012 CNN International 25 May 2012 The blast was strong enough to partially damage several rooms in the hotel and a couple of vehicles.Estalla coche bomba en Nuevo Laredo; al menos 10 heridos http://excelsior.com.mx/index.php?m=nota&seccion=seccion-nacional&cat=1&id_nota=836523 25 May 2012 Excélsior 24 May 2012 es Three of the ten police officers were wounded with third degree burns in half of their bodies, while the rest were treated for non-life-threatening wounds. Many residents living in Nuevo Laredo and across the international border in Laredo, Texas were reportedly awaken by the car explosion.Bomb in Mexico felt in Texas http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Bomb-in-Mexico-felt-in-Texas-3584541.php 25 May 2012 San Antonio Express-News 24 May 2012 Some Laredo residents also began calling 9-1-1 early in the morning as the cartel battles in Nuevo Laredo reached their peak. One resident even said that the explosions in Nuevo Laredo made his house shake across the border.Laredo Residents Wake Up To Sounds of Explosions, Gunfire http://www.pro8news.com/news/local/Laredo-Residents-Wake-Up-To-Sounds-of-Explosions-Gunfire-153803235.html 25 May 2012 KGNS-TV 24 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120528114917/http://www.pro8news.com/news/local/Laredo-Residents-Wake-Up-To-Sounds-of-Explosions-Gunfire-153803235.html 28 May 2012 dead Soon after the attacks, the Mexican Army put up a military checkpoint in the avenue where the hotel is situated.Coche bomba explota en hotel en Nuevo Laredo http://eleconomista.com.mx/seguridad-publica/2012/05/24/coche-bomba-explota-hotel-nuevo-laredo 24 May 2012 El Economista 24 May 2012 es In addition, this attack was the first attack directed to Tamaulipas' new state police force, which took over the duties of the municipal police forces that were considered ineffective and corrupt.Weissenstein Michael Mexico Gang Launches Car Bomb Near US Border https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/mexico-gang-launches-car-bomb-us-border-16426137#.T7_IV3lYvDE 25 May 2012 ABC News 24 May 2012 The authorities in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas believe that Los Zetas, one of Mexico's most powerful criminal groups, carried out the attack. Los Zetas are known for carrying out a number of attacks, but this one was described as "one of the most elaborate."Mexico gang launches car bomb near US border https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jFT8jVncDy-KLN8GVOVBDsm86LNg?docId=771194735b844dc19c892c1153c89dd8 25 May 2012 Associated Press 25 May 2012June 2024 medicmedic A third car bomb was abandoned on 29 June 2012 in front of the municipal palace at around 11:00 a.m., and exploded just below the office of Benjamín Galván Gómez, the mayor of Nuevo Laredo.Estallan auto frente a Palacio en Nuevo Laredo http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/856428.html 29 June 2012 El Universal 29 June 2012 es 1 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120701224345/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/856428.html dead Explosives were planted inside a gray Ford Ranger pickup truck, damaging more than ten vehicles that were parked near the car bomb and destroying dozens of windows in its surroundings.Buch Jason Car bomb rocks Nuevo Laredo http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Car-bomb-rocks-Nuevo-Laredo-3673813.php 29 June 2012 San Antonio Express-News 29 June 2012González Héctor Coche bomba estalla frente a alcaldía de Nuevo Laredo http://www.excelsior.com.mx/index.php?m=nota&seccion=seccion-nacional&cat=28&id_nota=844445&rss=1 29 June 2012 Excélsior 29 June 2012 The detonation was heard on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.Possible Car Bomb at Nuevo Laredo City Hall http://www.pro8news.com/news/local/Possible-Car-Bomb-at-Nuevo-Laredo-City-Hall-160854945.html 29 June 2012 KGNS-TV 29 June 2012 https://archive.today/20130131232937/http://www.pro8news.com/news/local/Possible-Car-Bomb-at-Nuevo-Laredo-City-Hall-160854945.html 31 January 2013 dead Laredo police said they received calls from several residents reporting an explosion, and dispatched officiers to the international bridges in the Texan city. A plume of smoke was seen from the U.S. side too. In addition, seven people who were near the explosion were injured.Siete lesionados por granadazo: Gobierno de Tamaulipas http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/dbd1ce87b7901fd6e2aa1bc5f7e32f42 29 June 2012 Milenio 29 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120701154141/http://www.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/dbd1ce87b7901fd6e2aa1bc5f7e32f42 1 July 2012 dead es The Federal police and the Mexican Army cordoned the crime scene, as paramedics stabilized the bystanders and transported them to the nearest hospital.Car bomb wounds 7 in Mexican border city http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/06/29/car-bomb-wounds-7-in-mexican-border-city/ 29 June 2012 Fox News Channel 29 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063149/http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/06/29/car-bomb-wounds-7-in-mexican-border-city/ 4 March 2016 dead The Mexican authorities believe this car bomb attack was a form of "expression" by the criminal syndicates who operate in Nuevo Laredo and want to make their presence known. The state of Tamaulipas pledged to intensify the security measures in Nuevo Laredo.Un coche bomba explota frente al edificio municipal de Nuevo Laredo http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2012/06/29/un-coche-bomba-explota-frente-al-edificio-municipal-de-nuevo-laredo 29 June 2012 CNNMéxico 29 June 2012 es Attacks against the media List of journalists killed in the Mexican drug war On 19 March 2004, journalist Roberto Javier Mora García was stabbed 26 times outside his home in Nuevo Laredo.El asesinato de Roberto Mora García, director editorial de "El Mañana", lleva cinco años impune 24 March 2009 http://www.ifex.org/mexico/2009/03/24/murder_of_newspaper_director_robert/es/ International Freedom of Expression Exchange 12 May 2012 es On 6 February 2006, two armed men broke into the offices of El Mañana and detonated a grenade.Diario "El Mañana" de Nuevo Laredo sufre atentado http://noticias.terra.com.mx/mexico/seguridad/diario-el-manana-de-nuevo-laredo-sufre-atentado,34eb1273c1147310VgnVCM4000009bcceb0aRCRD.html 12 May 2012 Terra Networks 12 May 2012 es 10 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130210070219/http://noticias.terra.com.mx/mexico/seguridad/diario-el-manana-de-nuevo-laredo-sufre-atentado,34eb1273c1147310VgnVCM4000009bcceb0aRCRD.html dead They also shot the outside walls of the installation with AK-47s and AR-15s before fleeing the scene. According to La Jornada, the armed men shot the installation more than 100 times, injuring Jaime Orozco Tey, a journalist.Irrupción armada en el periódico El Mañana de Nuevo Laredo; un herido http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2006/02/07/index.php?section=politica&article=022n1pol 12 May 2012 La Jornada 6 February 2006 es On 30 July 2010, a group of armed men in a vehicle threw a grenade at the offices of Televisa in Nuevo Laredo, damaging two vehicles.Atacan El Mañana de Nuevo Laredo http://www.elmanana.com/diario/noticia/tamaulipas/noticias/atacan_el_manana_de_nuevo_laredo/1620047 12 May 2012 El Mañana 12 May 2012 es On 26 September 2011, María Elizabeth Macías Castro, an editor of la Primera Hora newspaper, was decapitated; a note was left behind by Los Zetas, claiming responsibility for the killing.Chapa Sergio Journalist group condemns Nuevo Laredo editor's murder http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=667650 12 May 2012 KGBT-TV 29 September 2011 7 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111107013935/http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=667650 dead The message read the following: "For those who don't want to believe, this happened to [María Elizabeth Macías Castro] because of [her] actions, for believing in the army and the navy. Thank you for your attention, respectfully, Los Zetas.Another social media killing in Nuevo Laredo http://blog.mysanantonio.com/beyondtheborder/2011/09/another-social-media-killing-in-nuevo-laredo/ 12 May 2012 San Antonio Express-News 27 September 2011 20 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111120153015/http://blog.mysanantonio.com/beyondtheborder/2011/09/another-social-media-killing-in-nuevo-laredo/ dead Attacks against bloggers and social media users On 13 September 2011, a man and a woman in their early twenties were hanged from a pedestrian bridge in Nuevo Laredo.Castillo Mariano Bodies hanging from bridge in Mexico are warning to social media users http://articles.cnn.com/2011-09-14/world/mexico.violence_1_zetas-cartel-social-media-users-nuevo-laredo?_s=PM:WORLD 12 May 2012 CNN 14 September 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120510001812/http://articles.cnn.com/2011-09-14/world/mexico.violence_1_zetas-cartel-social-media-users-nuevo-laredo?_s=PM%3AWORLD 10 May 2012 Their fingers and ears were mutilated, and both bore signs of torture. The signs left behind declared that the pair were killed for posting denouncements of the drug cartel activities on the Internet.Balconear a criminales en Internet firmó su sentencia de muerte http://www.excelsior.com.mx/index.php?m=nota&seccion=&cat=&id_nota=768253 12 May 2012 Excélsior 14 September 2011 es The message read: "This is going to happen to all of those posting funny things on the Internet," one sign said. "You better (expletive) pay attention. I'm about to get you." The killing was carried out by Los Zetas. On 9 November 2011, a blogger was tortured and decapitated for allegedly denouncing against the organized crime groups online. The man killed reportedly used the username "Rascatripa" in the site known as Nuevo Laredo en Vivo, where civilians post on the activities of Los Zetas.Decapitan a cibernauta; van cuatro en dos meses http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=287540 12 May 2012 Proceso 9 November 2011 es 15 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111115001103/http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=287540 dead The killers left another message on top of the corpse stating the following: "Hello! I'm Rascatripas and this happened to me for failing to understand that I should not report things on social media websites. With this last report I bid farewell to Nuevo Laredo en Vivo."Nuevo Laredo: Man tortured and decapitated for allegedly denouncing cartel activity online http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2011/11/nuevo-laredo-man-tortured-and.html 12 May 2012 Borderland Beat 9 November 2011 This man was the fourth killed by the cartels for posting against them on the Internet in less than two months.Fitch Nubia Asesinan a otro usuario de redes sociales http://www.sexenio.com.mx/articulo.php?id=10644 12 May 2012 Sexenio 9 November 2011 es The brutal killings sent "shock waves" to the online community, and Twitter users from Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa, and the Rio Grande Valley, along with other border communities, issued a joint statement asking for protection in November 2011.Sergio Chapa Twitter users want justice after fourth social media murder in Nuevo Laredo http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=685186 12 May 2012 KGBT-TV 10 November 2011 13 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111113141723/http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=685186 dead The bloggers asked the Mexican government to solve the murders and protect freedom of speech. Even the "hacker group" known as Anonymous stepped in and gave recommendations to the community in Nuevo Laredo to "be careful" when denouncing Los Zetas.Althaus Dudley Gang sends message with blogger beheading http://www.chron.com/news/nation-world/article/Gang-sends-message-with-blogger-beheading-2260814.php 12 May 2012 Houston Chronicle 11 November 2011 Cartels silence the media In another incident, a group of armed men attacked the offices of El Mañana newspaper at around 23:00 hours on 11 May 2012.Ataca comando a periódico en Nuevo Laredo http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/846811.html 12 May 2012 El Universal 12 May 2012 es 15 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120515052519/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/846811.html dead The Mexican authorities stated that no one was injured in the 5-minute shootout, but the offices and some vehicles were damaged when bullets impacted from the outside.Armed men open fire on Mexican newspaper office in border city of Nuevo Laredo https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/armed-men-open-fire-on-mexican-newspaper-office-in-border-city-of-nuevo-laredo/2012/05/12/gIQApi3TJU_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20181215124054/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/armed-men-open-fire-on-mexican-newspaper-office-in-border-city-of-nuevo-laredo/2012/05/12/gIQApi3TJU_story.html dead 15 December 2018 12 May 2012 The Washington Post 12 May 2012 When the employees of El Mañana heard the detonations, they threw themselves on the floor, while others suffered nervous breakdowns.Comando ataca a balazos el periódico El Mañana de Nuevo Laredo http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=307229 12 May 2012 Proceso 12 May 2012 es 15 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120515210315/http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=307229 dead Some witnesses mentioned that they heard grenade explosions during the attack. In addition, a message was reportedly left behind by the perpetrators.Ataca comando periódico 'El Mañana' de Nuevo Laredo; no hay heridos http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2012/05/12/95952011-ataca-comando-periodico-el-manana-de-nuevo-laredo/ 12 May 2012 La Jornada 12 May 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120514023409/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2012/05/12/95952011-ataca-comando-periodico-el-manana-de-nuevo-laredo 14 May 2012 es The damage was minimal, but the message was understood. El Mañana took the attack as a warning from the Sinaloa Cartel that it wants coverage claiming that they are taking over Nuevo Laredo and beating Los Zetas, therefore making the Sinaloa cartel look "tough" and Los Zetas "look weak."O'Conner Mike El Mañana cedes battle to report on Mexican violence http://www.cpj.org/blog/2012/05/el-manana-cedes-battle-to-report-on-mexican-violen.php 24 May 2012 Committee to Protect Journalists 23 May 2012 The problem is that if the journalists decide to favor the Sinaloa cartel or Los Zetas, they will find themselves threatened by one of the cartels. In other words, one cartel threatens if there isn't coverage (Sinaloa cartel) and the other cartel threatens if there is coverage (Los Zetas). Following the attacks, El Mañana declared that it will no longer report on news relating to drug-violence.Turati Marcela Tras atentado, El Mañana dejará de publicar notas sobre narcoviolencia http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=307452 15 May 2012 Proceso 14 May 2012 es 19 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120519005931/http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=307452 dead They may in fact be the first newspaper to publicly step down and stop covering all crime incidents involving stories of mafia groups fighting for control. The day that the editorial stepped down, 49 decapitated bodies were found along a highway near Monterrey, Mexico's third largest city, and just 120 miles south of Nuevo Laredo. Most newspapers covered this incident, but El Mañana did not. Again, on 10 June 2012, El Mañana suffered another grenade attack but only material damages were reported.Three Mexican news outlets targeted in one day http://www.cpj.org/2012/07/three-mexican-news-outlets-targeted-in-one-day.php 11 July 2012 Committee to Protect Journalists 11 July 2012 In response to the attacks, the newspaper issued the following message to the public: We ask for the public's comprehension and will refrain, for as long as needed, from publishing any information related to the violent disputes our city and other regions of the country are suffering ... The company's editorial and administrative board has been forced to make this regrettable decision by circumstances we are all familiar with, and by the lack of adequate conditions for freely exercising professional journalism ... We will only address the (violent crime) issue through the opinions of professional analysts who study the phenomenon in an intelligent and responsible way ... [We will not] serve the petty interests of any de-facto power or criminal group.Ioan Grillo Ioan Grillo Mexico paper stops drug war coverage after grenade attacks https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-drugs-newspaper-idUSBRE86A1IR20120711 12 July 2012 Reuters 11 July 2012El Manana Newspaper To Stop Covering Certain Stories After Second Grenade Attack http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/11/el-manana-newspaper-stories-grenade-attack_n_1664978.html 11 July 2012 HuffPost 11 July 2012 Many Mexicans have been relying on social media chatrooms and sites like Facebook and Twitter as traditional media "self-censor in the face of cartel violence."Blogger on Mexico cartel beheading: Cannot kill us all https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna45230870 12 May 2012 MSN News 10 November 2011 Moreover, due to the violent attacks the press has received in Nuevo Laredo, news media have practiced "self-censorship," where local journalist prefer to silence the press and refuse to report on important incidents for fears of reprisals by the cartels.Castillo Mariano Nuevo Laredo media go silent on violence http://www.chron.com/news/nation-world/article/Nuevo-Laredo-media-go-silent-on-violence-1632204.php 12 May 2012 Houston Chronicle 29 September 2006 Events that would go on the front-page of any newspaper—mass murders with over six dead, shooting incidents wounding three soldiers—often go unreported in Nuevo Laredo. The cartels want the cities they control to appear calm in order to prevent the government from sending federal troops. Consequently, the press, tired of extortions and death threats, prefers to go silent because there is no guarantee for their safety. Attacks against casinos On 21 May 2012, the Mexican authorities were alerted that a casino was on fire in Nuevo Laredo. At around six in the morning, an anonymous call alerted the police that smoke was coming from a building.Se incendia casino en Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/848603.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120524064605/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/848603.html dead 24 May 2012 24 May 2012 El Universal 21 May 2012 es By 8:00 a.m. the fire had been put down, but a portion of the casino was consumed by the flames. Nonetheless, only material damages were reported.Consume incendio casino clausurado en Nuevo Laredo http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2012/05/21/183312201-consume-incendio-casino-clausurado-en-nuevo-laredo 24 May 2012 La Jornada 21 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120524045633/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2012/05/21/183312201-consume-incendio-casino-clausurado-en-nuevo-laredo 24 May 2012 dead es Inside the casino were several containers holding large amounts of gasoline, which helped the authorities conclude that the arson was intentional. The 'Amazonas' casino, as it was known, opened in February 2010; however, it was closed in March 2012 for operating illegally. According to the Blog del Narco, several people from Nuevo Laredo knew that the casino was owned by Los Zetas. The article was also mentioned that the Zetas ordered the closure of another casino known as 'El Juega Juega' to benefit 'Amazonas.'Incendia el casino Amazonas supuestamente de los Zetas en Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas http://www.mundonarco.com/2012/05/incendia-el-casino-amazonas.html 24 May 2012 Blog del Narco 21 May 2012 https://archive.today/20130129090258/http://www.mundonarco.com/2012/05/incendia-el-casino-amazonas.html 29 January 2013 dead es Three days later on 24 May 2012, the 'Maranho' nightclub, considered among the most popular in Nuevo Laredo, was set on fire between 2:00 and 3:00 a.m.Incendian bar y estalla vehículo en Nuevo Laredo http://www.animalpolitico.com/2012/05/incendian-bar-y-estalla-vehiculo-en-nuevo-laredo/ 24 May 2012 Animal Politico 24 May 2012 es 28 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120528212516/http://www.animalpolitico.com/2012/05/incendian-bar-y-estalla-vehiculo-en-nuevo-laredo/ deadIncendian antro y explotan auto en hotel de Nuevo Laredo http://tamaulipas.milenio.com/cdb/doc/noticias2011/c18034fe3cd5795e5df4a83b70a228ef 24 May 2012 Milenio 24 May 2012 es And according to unofficial accounts, a group of gunmen were the perpetrators, while some accounts mention that they used grenades and bombs.Reportan ataques en Nuevo Laredo http://noticias.terra.com.mx/mexico/estados/reportan-ataques-en-nuevo-laredo,90ef2a7680087310VgnVCM20000099cceb0aRCRD.html 24 May 2012 Terra Networks 24 May 2012 es The nightclub was "completely destroyed," but no victims were reported.Se incendia discoteca y explota coche bomba en Nuevo Laredo http://eleconomista.com.mx/seguridad-publica/2012/05/24/se-incendia-discoteca-explota-coche-bomba-nuevo-laredo 24 May 2012 El Economista 24 May 2012 es Other grenade explosions were heard across the border in Laredo, Texas,Incendian discos y granadean hotel en Nuevo Laredo http://www.zocalo.com.mx/seccion/articulo/incendian-discos-y-granadean-hotel-en-nuevo-laredo 24 May 2012 Zócalo 24 May 2012 es 21 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140821144334/http://www.zocalo.com.mx/seccion/articulo/incendian-discos-y-granadean-hotel-en-nuevo-laredo dead while the residents turned to #LaredoFollow hashtag on Twitter to report on the violence.Nightclubs burned, chaos in the streets of Nuevo Laredo http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=757900 24 May 2012 KGBT-TV 24 May 2012 21 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140821121029/http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=757900 dead Unconfirmed reports from KGNS-TV state that several places in Nuevo Laredo, including educational institutions, are under bomb threats. However, the main targets in the bomb attacks have been entertainment businesses with supposed ties with the mafias that operate in the city.Nuevo Laredo Morning Explosion http://www.pro8news.com/news/local/Nuevo-Laredo-Morning-Explosion--153695805.html 24 May 2012 KGNS-TV 24 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120528115031/http://www.pro8news.com/news/local/Nuevo-Laredo-Morning-Explosion--153695805.html 28 May 2012 dead Images ElChapoGuzman-gunmen.jpeg 500px Sinaloa cartel gunmen Gunmen of the Sinaloa Cartel in front of a banner directed to members of Los Zetas based in Nuevo Laredo. The message was allegedly from Joaquín Guzmán Loera ("El Chapo"). See also Cadereyta Jiménez massacre 2011–12 in the Mexican drug war References Category:Massacres in the Mexican drug war Category:Massacres in 2012 Category:Organized crime events in Mexico Category:History of Nuevo Laredo Category:April 2012 in Mexico Category:May 2012 in Mexico Category:2012 murders in Mexico Category:Gulf Cartel Category:Sinaloa Cartel Category:Los Zetas Category:April 2012 crimes in North America Category:May 2012 crimes in North America