Cartel Kidnaps Innocent Women Outside Airport in Mexican Border City—
A group of gunmen from the Gulf Cartel tried to kidnap three innocent women who had just flown into the Mexican border city of Reynosa on a work assignment. The Gulf Cartel has been increasing extortion and kidnapping operations in the region following the border buildup by U.S. authorities, which made it more difficult for the criminal organization to operate its traditional smuggling model. The Gulf Cartel is one of six Mexican criminal organizations designated as Foreign Terrorist Groups by the U.S. government.
The incident occurred on October 1, when 36-year-old Lorena Cortez Villa and two other women flew into Reynosa, Tamaulipas, for work, according to local news outlet Hoy Tamaulipas. The women were in the process of leaving the airport to travel to a Holiday Inn in the city’s downtown area when a group of gunmen in various SUVs intercepted them.
