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Related: About this forumThree CDG Hitmen Burned Alive in Clashes With Police In Matamoros, Tamaulipas
By HEARST 8/27/2021 02:34:00 PM
"HEARST" for Borderland Beat

Cártel del Golfo (CDG) hitmen attacked a State Police vehicle in Matamoros, Tamaulipas. After a fierce fight, the CDG vehicle crashed and burst into flames that burned alive at least three hitmen inside.
In the early morning hours of August 27, 2021, State Police officers driving were inside a police pickup truck when they were attacked by armed men in another vehicle. The two vehicles ended up in a chase through some sectors of the city, according to El Sol de Tampico.
The vehicles ended up on Constituyentes Avenue in the República Sur neighborhood of Matamoros. The officers attempted to repel the aggression but the firepower of the hitmen was overwhelming. Audio of gunfire that is alleged to have been recorded in Matamoros on the night of August 27, 2021 can be heard below. This is reportedly the fire power that was being used against the officers as part of this incident. The driver of the police vehicle then decided to ram their vehicle head on into the armed mens SUV.
The straight-on collision can be seen to have destroyed both vehicles in photos of the aftermath. The police vehicle appears to have pushed the armed mens vehicle into a fence and it somehow burst into flames.
More:
http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2021/08/three-cdg-hitmen-burned-alive-in.html
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Three CDG Hitmen Burned Alive in Clashes With Police In Matamoros, Tamaulipas (Original Post)
Judi Lynn
Sep 2021
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hlthe2b
(113,193 posts)1. I used to routinely go to Matamoras from Brownsville, Texas in past years...
I don't know how representative this may be for how things have changed, but I'd certainly want to do a bit of research before doing so again. Yikes.
pbmus
(13,141 posts)2. After reading borderlandbeat I am Trying to understand why anyone
Wants to vacation in Mexico..??
