- Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:31 pm
#20377
REYNOSA Mexico— Fear and panic filled the streets of Reynosa which is on our border on Sunday night as rival gunmen battled during a three-hour firefight that saw automatic weapons and grenades used. Surprisingly, Mexican authorities were absent for most of the melee.
The opening clashes were reported just before 9 p.m. Sunday, when rival factions of the Gulf Cartel consummated what appeared to be a yet another rift within the criminal organization. A Tamaulipas law enforcement official, who asked to not be named citing security reasons, confirmed that the death toll was about three dozen. Many had just crossed the border from the United States and were preparing to return with more drugs.
