Four band members and their manager were found dead on a ranch near the Texas border, the attorney general for the northeastern state of Tamaulipas revealed Thursday.
The Grupo Fugitivo members were with their manager when they were abducted before a scheduled private event in the border city Reynosa on Sunday and were located Wednesday night.
The victims were identified as band members Francisco Vázquez, 20; Víctor Garza, 21; José Morales, 23; and Nemesio Durán; 40. Livan Solís, 27, who was the group’s manager and photographer.
Their bodies were found on the fringes of Reynosa, in the northern part of the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico.
The norteño musicians, who performed at parties and local dances in the region, and their manager were abducted Sunday around 10pm while traveling in a SUV on the way to a venue where they were hired to play, according to Tamaulipas Attorney General Irving Barrios.
The Tamaulipas prosecutor’s office also said nine suspects believed to be part of Los Metros, a faction of the Gulf Cartel, which has strong presence in Reynosa, were arrested. Cops seized two vehicles and two firearms.
Authorities were not immediately able to say why the men were slain, and