Border-Town Mayoral Candidate in Mexico Cancels Campaign Event After Gulf Cartel Threats

A mayoral candidate in the border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, canceled her final campaign event after a recording artist headlining her event received a series of threats believed to come from the Gulf Cartel.

This week, Leticia Salazar, a mayoral candidate for Matamoros, announced that her event was scheduled this week in the main plaza in Matamoros. The event had to be canceled due to threats against the recording artist Luis R. Conriquez, who was set to perform.  Conriquez is a regional Mexican music artist who has reached international fame in recent years for his music about cartel violence and drug lords.