A secretive faction of Mexico’s notorious Gulf Cartel apologized and turned in five members they say are responsible for the broad daylight kidnapping that killed two Americans last week.
The cartel’s Scorpions group said it “decided to turn over those who were directly involved and responsible in the events” related to the March 3 abduction of four Americans in the border city of Matamoros, according to a letter leaked to the Associated Press by a Tamaulipas state law enforcement source.
The letter also claimed the five members “acted under their own decision-making and lack of discipline” when they attacked victims Latavia “Tay” McGee, Shaeed Woodard, Zindell Brown, and Eric James Williams.
[That’s interesting, and strange. It seems a stretch to think that the cartels worry too much about direct action from the US, so this isn’t necessarily a peace offering. It might be more of a form of internal discipline meant to teach the ranks a hard lesson about free-lancing. But that seems a bit fanciful too. — Ed]
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