Police in Mexico have detained a person identified by the alias of M-47, whom they believe of ordering the homicide of members of the band Grupo Fugitivo.
The our bodies of 4 musicians from the band and their supervisor have been found on Thursday in Tamaulipas state, 4 days after the boys had been reported lacking.
Their relations had reported receiving ransom calls for within the days after the boys’s disappearance.
Whereas kidnappings for ransom should not unusual in violence-wracked Tamaulipas, the way in which band members have been apparently lured to an deserted lot by their kidnappers with the promise of a gig at a non-public social gathering after which killed has shocked locals, who held rallies demanding their launch.
Police stated they arrested M-47 throughout raids on three properties, by which in addition they seized medicine, weapons, money and suspicious automobiles and detained two different suspects.
Federal officers stated they believe M-47 of being one of many bosses of a gang often known as “Metros”, which types a part of the Gulf Cartel.
The Gulf Cartel has its stronghold in Tamaulipas state and engages within the smuggling of medication and migrants throughout the US-Mexico border, in addition to kidnapping for ransom.
It’s not clear why the members of Grupo Fugitivo have been focused.
The singer – who survived as a result of he was late on the evening – informed native media that his band had been employed to carry out at a non-public social gathering and given an deal with.
The singer stated that when he made his personal method to the placement that they had been given to fulfill up along with his fellow musicians, he discovered the deal with to be a vacant lot and no signal of the band members or their SUV.
The band’s SUV was discovered deserted three days later a number of kilometres away. The trailer with their devices and sound tools was additionally discovered dumped at one other close by location.
Investigators consider the 5 have been taken by their captors to a property, the place they have been killed.
Grupo Fugitivo have been identified for enjoying norteña music – a style characterised by catchy lyrics usually sung to a polka-inspired rhythm – which has been focused by felony gangs.
Some bands depend on revenue early of their careers from being employed to play at non-public events, a lot of that are hosted by individuals concerned in or with connections to the cartels.
They often additionally compose songs praising drug lords and there have been situations prior to now when singers of such songs, often known as “corridos” have been threatened and even killed by rival gangs.
In whole, 12 suspects have been arrested in reference to the homicide of the members of Grupo Fugitivo up to now.
