Overview

• Federal and Tamaulipas state authorities have launched a joint investigation into the assassination of Ernesto Cuitláhuac Vásquez Reyna, exploring organized crime motives.
• Investigators suspect the Gulf Cartel’s Metros faction ordered the attack in response to security forces seizing more than 1.8 million liters of stolen fuel in July.
• Video footage from Boulevard Hidalgo shows gunmen using grenades, automatic weapons, roadblocks and a drive-by shooting to ambush the prosecutor’s vehicle.
• President Claudia Sheinbaum condemned the killing and reallocated federal resources to the inquiry, while Governor Américo Villarreal pledged full support to secure justice.
• The assassination underscores the Gulf Cartel’s bold reach and ongoing security challenges in Reynosa, a strategic border hub opposite Hidalgo, Texas.