The new federal mega-operation in Tamaulipas announced on 13 May was actually the third step in a chain of reactions to events that peaked with the 5 May assassination of Colonel Salvador de Haro Muñoz, director of investigations of the state’s public security secretariat. Initially attributed to unknown gunmen — a hint that the perpetrators were sicarios (hitmen) in the pay of one of the warring cartels — it soon became evident that this murder had been orchestrated by officers of De Haro’s own unit. Within days three officers had been arrested on charges of participation in the killing. Soon afterwards an arrest warrant was issued against 10 of Ciudad Victoria’s traffic officers believed to have taken part in the attack. End of preview - This article contains approximately 1024 words.
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