Who were the men killed by the military in Nuevo Laredo?

At least five men were executed during an attack by soldiers of the Ministry of National Defense (sedena) In New Laredo, Tamaulipas, early in the morning of February 26. Among the victims were a father and others who boasted on their social networks of being suspected members of a group of Drug traffic

Despite human rights organizations asking for discretion for the deceased, it emerged that some of them were believed to be members of the Northeastern Cartel (CDN) and photographs were taken with tactical clothing and weapons.

It was in the early hours of last Sunday that the youngsters died when they were intercepted and attacked by Sedena uniforms during an operation. This is why organizations such as Amnesty International and the HIM They urged the Mexican authorities to carry out thorough investigations to clarify what happened and to bring justice to those affected and their families.

“Any death related to use of force committed by military personnel should be independently investigated by civilian authorities,” the United Nations said.

Unofficially, journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva showed information and photographs of who the five youths were said to be. killed in the military operation.

Identified as Gustavo Pérez Beriles, Wilberto Mata Estrada, Jonathan Aguilar Sánchez, Gustavo Ángel Suárez Castillo and Alejandro Trujillo Rocha, They were men who were believed to be members of a criminal group dedicated to drug trafficking, extortion and homicide that operates in Nuevo Laredo.

Alexandre Trujillo He would have been the only one to have shown a family life on social networks, since in some photos he appeared with his son and showed his face without any restrictions, which contrasts with the others.

Gustavo Angel Suarez, scoundrel, For his part, he did not show his face in his photographs, because he always hid some feature; even so, he could be identified by his tattoos of skulls on his neck and another of palm trees on his forearm. He had few posts on his profile, but a trip to Las Vegas, USA, stood out.

Wilberto Command Willy Women He also stands out for always hiding his face in photographs, as well as sharing songs related to drug trafficking. Shortly after his death was confirmed, family members and friends shared messages with photos of him (without his face covered) posing next to Santa Muerte, with long guns and tactical clothing such as body armor.

“May you rest in peace Commander Willy” and “Always a great warrior (…) Heavy border, order Willy (…) Northeastern Cartelwere some of the posts dedicated to him on social media, along with a song that says, “El Willy got pulled off the little hill, he’s well armed in an egg truck.”

so called Control Willy was part of the armed wing of the criminal group called Hell’s Troop of the aforementioned criminal group.

Jonathan Aguilar he was 21 years old, according to the publications of his relatives. In his case, he appeared in his photos smiling and only one image, where he appears next to Santa Muerte, has his face covered.

Luis Gerard Martinez He reportedly has two social media profiles and in neither of them does he show his face completely. In both he has publications alluding to the 35th Battalion of the Northeast Cartel Coahuila Special Forces, of which he presumed to be a part.

The official report from the authorities indicates that the soldiers were on a tour when “they heard gunshots, putting themselves on alert, advancing in the direction where they were heard”. “Later, they visualized a pick-up type vehicle with seven people on board, which was moving at excessive speed, with its lights off and without license plates (…) They accelerated (…) stopping their march after hitting a parked vehicle. Hearing the noise, the soldiers activated their weapons.