CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico — At least 200 demonstrators blocked a major commercial bridge between Mexico and Texas to protest the disappearance of dozens of people in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, snarling traffic in both directions for most of Monday. The protest began around 9:30 a.m. at the bridge, which is used exclusively by cargo trucks travelling between Tamaulipas state and Laredo, Texas, and was still going on as of late afternoon. Demonstrators were protesting what they consider a weak response by authorities to 43 complaints filed with prosecutors over disappearances in Nuevo Laredo. Nuevo Laredo is a key smuggling corridor for rival drug gangs, and the city has been experiencing a wave of violence. In March, four members of a family were killed in the crossfire between Mexican marines and gang members.

Source: National Post May 21, 2018 23:32 UTC