Vice President of Intelligence Fred Burton examines the tactics and implications of the Feb. 2 killing of a high-ranking Nuevo Laredo official.

At STRATFOR we’ve noticed a recent uptick in cartel violence in Nuevo Laredo. Yesterday on February 2, at around midnight, the director for citizen security, Manuel Farfan Carriola, was assassinated on his route from the office to home. Also killed were four bodyguards and numerous police officers were also shot and wounded.

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