Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09NUEVOLAREDO203
2009-08-17 22:03:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Consulate Nuevo Laredo
Cable title:
GUNFIRE, CARJACKING: MEXICAN FEDERAL WORKERS
how-toINFO LOG-00 CA-00 CIAE-00 INL-00 DNI-00 WHA-00 DHSE-00 UTED-00 TEDE-00 INR-00 MOFM-00 MOF-00 OCS-00 OIG-00 SCT-00 DOHS-00 IRM-00 SSO-00 SS-00 NCTC-00 ASDS-00 FMP-00 CBP-00 DSCC-00 SAS-00 /000W R 172203Z AUG 09 FM AMCONSUL NUEVO LAREDO TO SECSTATE WASHDC 5314 INFO AMCONSUL NUEVO LAREDO AMEMBASSY MEXICO
UNCLAS NUEVO LAREDO 000203
WASHINGTON FOR DS/IP/WHA. MEXICO CITY FOR RSO, ACS, MCCA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ASEC CASC MX
SUBJECT: GUNFIRE, CARJACKING: MEXICAN FEDERAL WORKERS
ASSAULTED/KIDNAPPED IN NUEVO LAREDO
UNCLAS NUEVO LAREDO 000203
WASHINGTON FOR DS/IP/WHA. MEXICO CITY FOR RSO, ACS, MCCA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ASEC CASC MX
SUBJECT: GUNFIRE, CARJACKING: MEXICAN FEDERAL WORKERS
ASSAULTED/KIDNAPPED IN NUEVO LAREDO
1. Early in the afternoon of August 12, a few blocks from the
Consulate General, assailants opened fire on a Chevy Suburban
carrying four employees of Mexico's Secretariat of
Communications and Transportation (SCT). The assailants
succeeded in bringing the Suburban to a stop, with the Suburban
running into a light pole. The Suburban was found with numerous
bullet holes in the windows and doors, and with damage
suggesting it had been shoved off the road by another vehicle.
The assailants' vehicle also was disabled during the incident,
leading to an immediate carjacking of a functioning vehicle. The
victim of the carjacking reported that the assailants carried
four "limp" bodies from the Suburban into the carjacked vehicle.
Police are investigating. There are no arrests reported yet.
2. Comment: The SCT is responsible for the regulation of
highways and commercial transport. Based on the style of attack
(brutal, daylight, well-traveled part of the city, showing
little concern at being stopped by law enforcement),it is
believed the drug cartels may have been involved but this has
not yet been confirmed. This is the first known attack on an
SCT vehicle or personnel in this area. Although all reports
indicate that this is an isolated incident, it may indicate a
possible change in the current security situation in Nuevo
Laredo.
SHEA
WASHINGTON FOR DS/IP/WHA. MEXICO CITY FOR RSO, ACS, MCCA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ASEC CASC MX
SUBJECT: GUNFIRE, CARJACKING: MEXICAN FEDERAL WORKERS
ASSAULTED/KIDNAPPED IN NUEVO LAREDO
1. Early in the afternoon of August 12, a few blocks from the
Consulate General, assailants opened fire on a Chevy Suburban
carrying four employees of Mexico's Secretariat of
Communications and Transportation (SCT). The assailants
succeeded in bringing the Suburban to a stop, with the Suburban
running into a light pole. The Suburban was found with numerous
bullet holes in the windows and doors, and with damage
suggesting it had been shoved off the road by another vehicle.
The assailants' vehicle also was disabled during the incident,
leading to an immediate carjacking of a functioning vehicle. The
victim of the carjacking reported that the assailants carried
four "limp" bodies from the Suburban into the carjacked vehicle.
Police are investigating. There are no arrests reported yet.
2. Comment: The SCT is responsible for the regulation of
highways and commercial transport. Based on the style of attack
(brutal, daylight, well-traveled part of the city, showing
little concern at being stopped by law enforcement),it is
believed the drug cartels may have been involved but this has
not yet been confirmed. This is the first known attack on an
SCT vehicle or personnel in this area. Although all reports
indicate that this is an isolated incident, it may indicate a
possible change in the current security situation in Nuevo
Laredo.
SHEA