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Mexico Cancels Security Surge to Cartel Lands Near Texas Border

MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon — Authorities in this border state have postponed sending security reinforcements to the highways and rural areas adjacent to the war zone known as Tamaulipas. The reduction in security will allegedly take place until authorities are able to train additional police forces.

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GRAPHIC — Mexican Cops: Downtown Border City Gun Battle with Drug Cartel a ‘Run of the Mill’ Incident

NUEVO LAREDO, Tamaulipas — Seven vehicles with gunmen clashed with Mexican military forces during a fierce battle in the the downtown streets of this border city. The skirmish took place mere blocks from the border with Texas.

The fighting occurred Thursday, shortly after 1030 a.m. in the downtown area near the intersection of Guerrero Avenue and Arteaga Street when a convoy of seven vehicles with members of the Cartel Del Noreste faction of the Los Zetas cartel clashed with Mexican military forces that had set up a roadblock of sorts, Mexican law enforcement sources confirmed to Breitbart Texas.

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Violencia Fronteriza Ahuyenta al Turismo y las Negocios

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — Los brotes de violencia incontrolables que han estado sometiendo a este estado fronteriza y los intentos por el gobierno de minimizar la situación en lugar de combatirla han ayudado a dañar la imagen del estado, al igual que espantar el turismo y desarrollo, dijeron algunos líderes empresariales.

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Commerce Group: Cartel Border Violence Impacting Tourism, Businesses

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — The uncontrollable rise in violence that has this border state has suffered and the attempts by the government to minimize the situation rather than fight it, have helped damage the image of the state, business leaders said. The tarnishing of the region has scared off tourism and development.

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VIDEO: Mexican Authorities Still Covering Up Cartel Gun Battles

REYNOSA, Tamaulipas — Mexican authorities continue to cover up the ongoing cartel violence that takes place throughout the state, particularly in the gun battles where cartel gunmen get the upper hand.

In one of the recent gun battles, the Gulf Cartel was able to mobilize a large number of gunmen–forcing police officers to retreat from one neighborhood known for being filled with stash houses.

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