MEXICO CITY, March 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. consulate within the Mexican border metropolis of Nuevo Laredo will shut quickly after it was hit by gunfire in a single day, and trailers have been set ablaze on roads downtown after a gang chief’s arrest, authorities stated on Monday.
Photographs in opposition to the consulate and Mexican army premises have been reported amid gunfighting and pursuits in components of town that lies reverse Laredo, Texas, the ministry of public safety within the state of Tamaulipas stated in an announcement.
Suspected gang members paralyzed visitors in Nuevo Laredo early Monday by blocking roads with spike strips and setting hearth to trailer vans, the assertion stated.
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The U.S. consulate suggested its workers to remain indoors and urged U.S. residents to do the identical or keep away from the realm. The consulate might be quickly closed to the general public, the Mexican authorities stated later in an announcement.
A senior Tamaulipas official advised Reuters there was at the very least one “collateral” fatality because of the violence.
The gunfight adopted the arrest of Juan Gerardo Trevino, or “El Huevo,” on Sunday, Mexico’s authorities stated in an announcement.
Trevino is going through a U.S. extradition order for drug trafficking and cash laundering, in addition to state-level expenses for homicide, terrorism, extortion and prison affiliation, it added.
He’s additionally a U.S. citizen, a Mexican authorities official advised Reuters. Trevino is on a listing of the U.S. Border Patrol’s most needed criminals, in response to media stories.
The Mexican assertion named Trevino because the chief of the Cartel of the Northeast, a department of the Zetas gang, in addition to boss of hitman group “Tropas del Infierno” (Troops from Hell).
The arrest represents a “forceful blow” to the cartel’s energy within the area, Mexico’s authorities stated.
The federal government stated in its later assertion it was dedicated to safety cooperation with america and that crime organizations concerned within the incident will face the load of the legislation of each nations.
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Reporting by Tomas Bravo and Lizbeth Diaz; Writing by Dave Graham and Kylie Madry; Enhancing by Invoice Berkrot, Richard Chang & Shri Navaratnam
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