Mexican officials arrested five people in connection to the recent kidnappings and murders of Americans near the U.S.-Mexico border, said the attorney general for the Mexican state of Tamaulipas on Friday.
In a statement on Twitter, Tamaulipas Attorney General Irving Barrios Mojica confirmed the arrests of five suspects “linked” to the March 3 incident in Matamoros “for the crimes of aggravated kidnapping and intentional simple homicide.” Another person who was recently arrested was linked to the kidnappings and murders, he wrote.
Mojica wrote on Thursday night in a separate statement that five vehicles, including a Lamborghini model stolen on U.S. soil, were located in Matamoros as part of an operation. Earlier in the week, officials confirmed the arrest of one suspect who was guarding the victims on the outskirts of the city….