NEW YORK — A powerful Mexican cartel has allegedly taken responsibility for the kidnapping of four U.S. citizens, and killing of two of them, in the Mexican border city of Matamoros.
Five men were found tied up near a pickup truck on Thursday morning. ABC News has geolocated that location as the same area where the U.S. citizens were kidnapped on Friday.
"We have decided to deliver those involved and directly responsible," the note said, presumably referring to the five men found tied up at the scene. Multiple sources close to the investigation said they believe the note left on the windshield to be legitimate. Police found the men inside the truck with their hands tied with belts, along with the note, according to the police report.
Mexican investigators believe the kidnappers may have wrongly believed the Americans were rival human traffickers, a source close to the investigation told ABC News. During the three days they were held, the Americans were transferred to various places, including a medical clinic, in order to create confusion and avoid rescue efforts, according to the governor of Tamaulipas, Américo Villarreal.
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