in Mexico City Authorities from both Mexico and the United States are looking for the armed men who abducted four Americans last week in the tense border city of Matamoros. Tuesday saw the discovery of two of the victims dead; the two survivors were brought back to Brownsville, Texas, where they were getting medical attention.
For the capture of the offenders, the FBI is offering a $50,000 reward. Mexican authorities claim to have arrested a 24-year-old man who is thought to be in charge of watching over the victims. was imprisoned. The U.S. Departments of State, Justice and Homeland Security are working with their Mexican counterparts to locate others.
Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Tuesday, “We will do everything in our power to identify, find, and hold accountable the people responsible for this attack on American citizens.
The pledge of a thorough investigation with “no impunity” for those responsible was made by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. He stated that although Mexico was collaborating with the US, it would not tolerate outside interference in domestic affairs.