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Death by Narco Official of Matamoros

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Luis Miguel Gardu, a Matamoros official, is arrested in Texas with 11 kilos of cocaine; he confesses to the DEA that he was dealing the drug.

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Luis Miguel Garduño, a municipal official in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, was arrested in the state of Texas, United States, with nearly 11 kg of cocaine hidden in his vehicle.Luis Miguel Garduño admitted to the U.S. authorities that he knew he was transporting the 10.92 kilograms of drugs so he was still in U.S. custody.The events occurred on April 5 at a border control between Tamaulipas and Texas but until this day the Matamoros municipal governmen…

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Luis Miguel Gardu, a Matamoros official, is arrested in Texas with 11 kilos of cocaine; he confesses to the DEA that he was dealing the drug.

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Another 4T surprise and an official? U.S. federal authorities arrested Luis Miguel Garduño Castañeda, who barely months ago made decisions about public services in Matamoros, ended up in the hands of Border Patrol agents. The arrest took place on April 5, when he was passing through Kenedy County, Texas, with a shipment of about 11 kg of drugs. So they arrested the one who was a 4T Garduño official driving his truck to Corpus Christi when he was…

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Matamoros, Tamaulipas.- The former director of complementary public services of Matamoros, Luis Miguel Garduño Castañeda, was arrested for attempting to enter nearly 11 kilograms of cocaine hidden in his truck to the United States. According to the official report, Garduño Castañeda was intercepted at an inspection point on April 5, at around 9:27 a.m. The former official identified himself as an American citizen and declared that he was going t…

The former Director of Complementary Public Services of Matamoros, Luis Miguel Garduño Castañeda, was arrested at a checkpoint at the U.S. Border Patrol in southern Texas, after being caught transporting nearly 11 kilograms of cocaine hidden in his truck. According to the official report, the events occurred on April 5, around 9:27 hours, when the official was intercepted at an inspection point.Luis Miguel Garduño, who was driving the vehicle, i…

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Reforma broke the news in Mexico City, Mexico on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
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