In the battle in Reynosa, marines killed Juan Manuel Loza, also known as "El Toro," the security official said. TV images showed burning buses and trailers and several buildings that were allegedly set on fire by drug gang members as obstacles to the marines. In Ciudad Victoria, marines killed Francisco Carreon, alias "El Pancho Carreon." According to the security official, he was a lower-level member of the Zetas gang, which was formerly a group of enforcers made up of ex-military members who worked for the Gulf Cartel. He faces charges by a Texas federal grand jury of taking millions of dollars in bribes from the Gulf Cartel and other drug traffickers.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 22, 2017 19:41 UTC