The war between Mexico’s drug cartels has reached new heights as older major cartels have fragmented, increasing competition between the splinter groups and leading to more grisly acts of violence, even against Americans.
The most recent example of the brutality by Mexican drug cartels against U.S. citizens is that of the four kidnapped Americans in the border city of Matamoros by the Gulf Cartel in March. Two Americans were killed and two others—a brother and sister—survived and have recently talked about their experience.
“They tried to make us have sex with each other,” Eric Williams, who was shot in both legs, but survived the incident told CNN. “But we told them that we were brother and sister and that she was pregnant.”…