The Capture of Hell Troop's Leader Could Mean Trouble Brewing in Tamaulipas, Mexico
1 DEC 2022
BY PETER APPLEBY
The Northeast Cartel has brought Mexico's northern city of Nuevo Laredo to a standstill for the second time this year following the capture of another top leader. Still, this show of armed strength could be hiding weakness beneath.
Firefights erupted between gunmen belonging to the Northeast Cartel (Cartel del Noreste - CDN) and Mexican military forces following the capture of Heriberto Rodríguez Hernández, alias "El Negrolo," in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas on November 28, according to a press release from Mexico's Ministry of Defense (SEDENA).
Clashes began early on November 28, with schools, offices, and public transport suspended across the city. The criminal group allegedly set vehicles on fire and installed blockades along key thoroughfares. But Tamaulipas Governor Américo Villarreal announced that the violence had not been directly linked to any deaths, although more Army troops are still set to be deployed in Tamaulipas.
El Negrolo was the presumed leader of Tropa del Infierno (Hell Troop), the armed wing of the Northeast Cartel. He was wanted for his alleged involvement in the kidnapping of a mayor in Coahuila in October and his involvement in attacks against Mexican army offices and the United States consulate in Nuevo Laredo last March, according to a Mexican government press release following his arrest.
More:
https://insightcrime.org/news/the-capture-of-hell-troops-leader-could-mean-trouble-brewing-in-tamaulipas-mexico/
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Earlier story:
Nuevo Laredo is Burning: El Negrolo from CDN Arrested
By HEARST 11/29/2022 05:59:00 AM
Hitmen from the Northeast Cartel (Cártel del Noreste, CDN) have been burning the border city of Nuevo Laredo down after the arrest of one of their leaders, El Negrolo.
The violence in the city reached unprecedented levels and the state government has urged residents to take “extreme precaution”.
The US consulate in the city has canceled all appointments for the day due to the “emergency situation”.
The Arrest
At 4:30 am on Monday, November 28, 2022, authorities successfully captured a CDN leadership figure named Heriberto Rodríguez Hernández, aliases “El Negrolo” and “Negro 35”.
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One thing that is clear, however, is that he was not taken easily. Below is a video which is alleged to depict hitmen shooting at Army soldiers from inside an armored vehicle, or blindado.
More:
http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2022/11/nuevo-laredo-is-burning-el-negrolo-from.html
