Police have
detained six people in northern Mexico in connection with the killing of the
father and brother of movie director Alejandro Monteverde.
Federal police
chief Francisco Galindo said Sunday the arrests were made the previous day
during an operation in the south of Tamaulipas state.
He said the
suspects were holding six Central American migrants hostage at the time of
their arrest and their gang has been linked to 20 cases of kidnapping or
homicide. The gang operated in southern Tamaulipas and Veracruz state, an area
controlled by the Gulf Cartel.
The bodies of
Juan Manuel Gomez Fernandez and Juan Manuel Gomez Monteverde – the father and
brother of the Mexican movie director – were found Sept. 19 in Pueblo Viejo in
northern Veracruz. The men had been reported missing Sept. 4.
Monteverde
is married to actress and former Miss USA Ali Landry.
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