Following Mexico Kidnapping Last March, 2 More Suspects Have Been Arrested

Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the Mexico kidnapping that happened last March. Reports say the two suspects appeared to be a part of the same cartel that turned over five men soon after the incident.

On May 11, the prosecutors announced that they have arrested two more suspects in connection with the Mexico kidnapping last March 3. The incident in the border city of Matamoros involved four American victims in which two of them were killed. The prosecutors stated that the two other suspects appeared to be a part of the Gulf drug cartel that turned over five men soon after the kidnapping took place.

An article in CBS News states that on May 6, the two other suspects of the Mexico kidnapping were arrested during the raids conducted in the northern border state of Tamaulipas. Thereafter, the suspects were transported to Mexico City via a military plane.

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Identity of the Mexico Kidnapping Suspects

According to an article in ABC News, the federal prosecutors reportedly did not reveal the Mexico kidnapping suspects’ complete names. However, the first names and the descriptions match the two men that were listed as arrested on the federal database. The names Alan Alexis Cárdenas and Axel Alfredo Cárdenas are believed to be related to Osiel Cárdenas Guillen, the Gulf cartel leader who was captured in 2003.

Eventually, the prosecutors confirmed that the Mexico kidnapping suspects were sons of José Alfredo Cárdenas Martínez, Osiel’s nephew, who was arrested in 2022. Reports say both Alan Alexis and Axel Alfredo assumed the roles of leadership in the cartel after José Alfredo was arrested.

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