The violence is so bad that the United States has closed its consulate in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico just a few miles from the border with the United States.
Cartel members attacked commercial vehicles waiting to cross into the United States blocking the route.
Gunfire and explosions were reported all over the city after cartel members retaliated over the arrest of their leader.
Nuevo Laredo Mayor Carmen Lilia Canturosas and the United States government are ordering all citizens to take precautions.
The US Consulate is telling American citizens to stay out of the area and those who are living in the city to “seek shelter.”
Below are images after the attack.
@beltrandelrio Nuestros transportistas no quieren cruzar hoy. No es Ucrania Pascal. Es Laredo Tamaulipas. pic.twitter.com/Oso0k34eut
— Hector J Cantu (@hjcantu77) March 14, 2022
Sicarios and cartels are running wild over the narcostate to our south. This is within 5mi of the US border https://t.co/kiutSbv3C1
— Jack Posobiec
(@JackPosobiec) March 15, 2022
The attack was in retaliation for the Cartel leader Juan Gerardo Trevino Chavez, who was in charge of the Del Noreste Cartel and a group of “assassins.
“Juan Gerardo ‘N’ (alias) ‘El Huevo’ is the one who leads the criminal organization of the Cartel Del Noreste and the Tropas del Infierno group of assassins, heirs to the members of the Zetas group,” the Mexican army said in a statement.
One of the gun battles took place near the US Consulate which prompted the State Department to issue a shelter in place order.
“For public safety reasons, southbound traffic into Nuevo Laredo at Juarez-Lincoln Bridge and Gateway to the Americas Bridge had been temporarily suspended due to an ongoing security situation on the Mexico side. Southbound traffic fully resumed at both bridges at approximately 7:30 a.m. (Monday) morning,” a Custom and Border Protection official said.
The ICE Report is finally out and it confirms everything we knew to be true.
Deportations dropped to the lowest level in 26 years despite a record number of illegal border crossings.
It’s clear – we’ve got an open border.
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) March 15, 2022
