Mexican Gang Said To Apologize Over Deaths Of Americans

MEXICO – Someone claiming to be the Mexican drug cartel allegedly responsible for the abduction of four Americans and the killing of two of them has condemned the violence and purportedly turned over its own members who were involved to authorities.

In a letter obtained by the Associated Press, the Scorpions Faction of the Gulf Cartel allegedly responsible apologized to the residents of Matamoros, the Mexican woman who died in the shooting and the four Americans and their families.

State officials did not immediately publicly confirm having new suspects in custody.

A separate state security official said that five men had been found tied up inside one of the vehicles that authorities had been searching for, along with the letter.