Authorities investigating the slaying of nine men at a house in Monterrey, Mexico said Sunday small local drug-trafficking groups appeared to be involved but not major drug cartels. Seven men were killed on the spot and two others died of their wounds after being taken to local hospitals, he said. Gonzalez said drugs were found in the house, and the attack appeared to involve local drug traffickers. But in an interview on local television, he insisted, “This is an isolated incident. Omar Trevino, the Zeta leader known as Z-42 and considered one of Mexico’s most ruthless drug bosses, was arrested in 2015 in a posh Monterrey suburb.

Source: Punch January 28, 2018 19:52 UTC