MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon – Teams of cartel gunmen carried out two surprise attacks against state police forces as revenge for recent operations against the criminal groups.
One of the attacks took place in the industrial suburb of Cadereyta, where a team of Gulf Cartel operatives shot two cops in a surprise attack as the lawmen patrolled the streets. The second occurred in Garcia, where gunmen fired at the headquarters of the Fuerza Civil police agency.
Surveillance video obtained by Breitbart News reveals the moment the teams catch the police by surprise in Cadereyta. The second part of the video depicts the gunmen fleeing after the shooting. Both videos show the gunmen simply walk to their targets and fire with complete impunity before making their respective getaways.
Three police officers were injured in the attacks. Authorities continue to hunt for the gunmen. The conditions of the injured officers remain unknown. In recent days, authorities cracked down on the Gulf Cartel and their rivals, the Northeast Cartel. The two organizations are waging a fierce turf war over control of key drug trafficking and distribution routes.
In Cadereyta, cartels are also fighting for control of fuel theft operations–a lucrative business for organized crime.
Editor’s Note: Breitbart Texas traveled to the Mexican States of Tamaulipas, Coahuila, and Nuevo León to recruit citizen journalists willing to risk their lives and expose the cartels silencing their communities. The writers would face certain death at the hands of the various cartels that operate in those areas including the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas if a pseudonym were not used. Breitbart Texas’ Cartel Chronicles are published in both English and in their original Spanish. This article was written by Tony Aranda from Nuevo Leon.