The Mexican war with the Cartels has taken a new turn this weekend with over 100 families being displaced because of the violence. With this war approaching its 5th year, this displacement of 100 plus families, totaling around 300 people, is the largest of the war.
All of the 100 families were located in Ciudad Mier, located along the border, and relocated to Miguel Aleman.
Recently the leader of the Gulf Cartel, “Tony the Gun” was killed in a near by town and violence has only increased since. The rival cartel, the Zetas, drove through the town of Ciudad Mier shouting that they would kill every resident who remained in the town.
Miguel Aleman, which is only a few miles away opened up one shelter for the refugees, and is planning on opening up another one due to the huge number of people.
They government has denied knowing anything about what is going on in Ciudad Mier and said that they also denied know that the Zetas had control of the town. They did admit to knowing about the shelters though. They also said that the threats were false and this was the first time they had heard them.
It is not known yet how long the shelters will have to stay open but the displaced families are being given necessary supplies. They is even going to be some temporary employment for the families so they can still try to earn a living.
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