A group of gunmen kidnapped and killed a Texas man who had crossed into the Mexican border city of Reynosa to pay real estate taxes on some property he owed there.
The kidnapping took place last Thursday when 81-year-old Jose De La Luz Martinez Ramirez was leaving the Reynosa City Hall and was walking to a public parking lot where he had left his truck. Information provided to Breitbart Texas by the Tamaulipas Attorney General’s Office, at least two gunmen caught up with Martinez taking him and his vehicle. The victim is described as being from Mission, Texas.
Hours later, the gunmen threw out his cell phone in one neighborhood and abandoned his vehicle in another neighborhood on the western side of the city.
It wasn’t until Saturday afternoon that authorities were able to locate Martinez’s body near an irrigation canal near the Anzalduas International Bridge. Tamaulipas state investigators are looking into at least two gunmen for their role in the kidnapping. However, law enforcement sources revealed to Breitbart News Foundation that they are also looking at other individuals who may have tipped off the gunmen or directed them to target Martinez.
The kidnapping comes at a time when the Gulf Cartel continues to operate with almost complete impunity within the border city of Reynosa despite the many assurances given by government officials. […]
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