In the Mexican border cities of Reynosa and Matamoros, locals are locking themselves in their homes as soon as the sun goes down due to an ongoing war between rival factions of the Gulf Cartel.
The renewed fighting led to more than a week of fighting in several parts of the state of Tamaulipas despite an intense effort by state and federal authorities to deny the violence and minimize what they can’t hide.
As Breitbart Texas reported, the violence escalated over the past ten days as the Metros faction of the Gulf Cartel and the Escorpiones faction went to war. The violence further increased when the Old School Zetas from San Fernando who were allied with the Escorpiones switched sides and sided with the Reynosa faction. Military forces and law enforcement played a minimal role in stopping the violence as gunmen continued to operate along highways in large convoys of armored vehicles.
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