The Zetas have made their presence known in Matamoros by lighting fires throughout the city; a landmarking sign done when they first enter an area and take control. They've also put up posters and given out leaflets announcing their arrival, threatening the remaining members of the Gulf Cartel, and warning the public of a violent war that's just begun.
There are numerous witnesses that claim to have seen dozens of civilian vehicles entering Matamoros in the early hours of Friday, November 5th 2010. Although, unconfirmed, these vehicles are thought to have been Zetas. Eye witnesses of the shootout in the Valle Alto/Mariano Matamoros area claim that the Gulf Cartel was being shot at close range by other civilian vehicles, not marines or uniformed officials. They also claim that all road blocks during Friday's shootings were being directed by armed civilian-dressed individuals. Those who were injured or killed were immediately picked up and taken. Nobody knows where these bodies or people are.
As shocking as these events are they are not new to the people of Mexico. These kinds of killings and Zeta invasions have ridden northeastern Mexico most intensively in the past 18 months. Calderon's war on organized crime has proven to make Mexico more dangerous. While the Mexican government is exterminating certain organized crime groups and executing their leaders they've yet to do something about the Zetas. The Zetas continue to get stronger, have gained control of many important terrotories and seem to be completely immune to this so called war. Before anybody congratulates anybody the world needs to see the whole picture.
Unfortunately, this picture is not too pretty.
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