:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/6BQI2S524U5BMZBZ7A4YQ4A6LI.jpg "They linked the Gulf Cartel to the kidnapping of the 4 Americans in Matamoros 1")
New information obtained by the American media indicates that the possible victims have already been identified and that the gulf cartel would be the criminal group behind the kidnapping that took place on Friday March 3 in matamoros, Tamaulipas.
According to press reports, suspected hitmen of the Scorpio Group threatened and kidnapped the four American citizens who, according to the media ABC News, have been identified as Latavia Tay McGee, Shaeed Woodard, Zindell Brown there Eric James Williams.
The group of Scorpios oh Scorpio was founded by Antonio Ezequiel Cardenas GuillénAlso known as Tony Tormenta, leader of the Gulf Cartel, to be his personal guard. The group allegedly helped him evade authorities and also acted in armed clashes against their adversaries, Los Zetas.
Journalist Armando Guzmán said for Formula group that the four people from North Carolina would have been confused with “Haitian drug traffickers” by hitmen, because they were African American.
US media reports that the Cartel’s military wing was responsible for the kidnapping, as they were in the middle of a Northwestern Cartel Dispute to take control of the territory, they would thus have confused the citizens of the United States with their adversaries.
Latavia’s mother Tay McGee revealed the identities of the victims in an interview for the media ABC News, added that one of them had traveled to Matamoros for cosmetic treatment; however, on the way, they were intercepted and stolen by the criminals.
Barbara Burgess, 54, recalled asking her daughter Latavia not to live in Mexico, but she replied, “I’ll be fine, mom,” then left with her friends.
He also revealed that he contacted her when she was already in Matamoros; He said that it took 15 minutes to get to the office. After that, he lost all communication with Latavia. Initial reports indicate that the van in which the four US citizens were traveling was intercepted by armed civilians who threatened them and forcibly took them away.
He indicated that after the abduction, an agent from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBIby his name in English) went to his house to ask him about Eric James Williamsin whom he recognized the driver of the car, which had been hired by his daughter Latavia and su sobrino shaeed to travel to Mexico.
The woman confirmed to the FBI that the driver’s license found at the scene belonged to Williams, the driver. He said he couldn’t communicate with his relatives because their numbers go to voicemail. In addition to her daughter and her nephew, a friend of the young woman accompanied them.
The way ABC News He pointed out that video from a security camera located near the scene of the events was collected by the American agency and is part of its investigations. In the images, you can see the young woman and a man getting into a white van, while other people are lying on the ground.
For these facts the FBI offered a $50,000 reward to anyone who provides relevant information to trace the whereabouts of the victims and those responsible for the crime.
The events were condemned by the White House, of the United States, and President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) affirmed that he will collaborate to find the where are the victims violently kidnapped in Matamoros.