A series of clashes, which included shootings and vehicle burningthe circulation of people collapsed on the afternoon of this Sunday, April 28 in the Monterrey-Reynosa highwayin Nuevo León.
From 7:00 p.m., motorists reported on social media the danger in the area, as well as the chaos that lasted for hours due to the clashes.
“20:16 hours, caution, very congested due to the fire of a trailer in the Highway from Monterrey to Reynosabefore the General Bravo booth”, wrote a user originally from Tamaulipas.
The mobilizations were reported in at least three points: at the height of Bravo, The Herreras and Chinain Nuevo León, there was also talk of blockades on one of the highway sections.
Presumably the violent response of criminal groups is due to a supposed operation that the Civil Force implemented where at least five ‘monster’ type vehicles were seized, as well as weapons, in an area of breaches located in the vicinity of the municipalities of China and General Bravo.
Until now there is no official report of the events, nor recommendations to travelers from both states in northeastern Mexico. nor in a statement or in any messagewhere the current situation is reported.
The only message in this regard was broadcast at 10:00 p.m. by the Nuevo León Security Coordination Groupin which he confirms the insurance.
“The Coordination Group for State Security assured five armored vehicles in General Bravo. There was no confrontation,” the brief report says.
And while this is happening in the east of Nuevo León, Governor Samuel García remained oblivious to the events, even his last publication of the night corresponded to a free concert they offered at the Macroplaza in Monterreybut no message appears informing about the risk situation reported on the border of Nuevo León.
“This party is just beginning AT MACROFEST! The party is just beginning and my friend Mario Bautista knows it,” reads the official networks of Governor Samuel García, who was recently involved in controversy for declaring that His work schedule was from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m..
The main road damage was reported at the height of the kilometer 130 Located just before reaching the collection point.
On social networks, users of federal roads have denounced the long lines of vehicles, while in some videos or photographs They show a vehicle on fire.
On September 27, Nuevo León also experienced a day of blockades on the National Highwayas well as attacks in rural municipalities of the citrus region, as a result of a series of operations and arrests previously carried out.
