Gulf Cartel house near Texas border raided by Mexican army, report says

The Mexican army seized multiple items from a Gulf Cartel house along the Texas-Mexico border in July 2017, according to El Blog del Narco. The Mexican army seized multiple items from a Gulf Cartel house along the Texas-Mexico border in July 2017, according to El Blog del Narco. Photo: Courtesy/El Blog Del Narco Photo: Courtesy/El Blog Del Narco Image 1 of / 93 Caption Close Gulf Cartel house near Texas border raided by Mexican army, report says 1 / 93 Back to Gallery

Mexican army officials freed a kidnapped man, and seized weapons, armored vans and a hand grenade during a search of a Gulf Cartel house near the Texas border, according to an El Blog del Narco report.

Army personnel liberated a man kidnapped by the cartel in Reynosa, which sits along the Texas-Mexico Border near McAllen, July 28, El Blog del Narco reported. The publication said roughly 200 soldiers stormed the house earlier this month and recovered dozens of items including the following:

Five army rifles

Four AK-47s

An R-15 rifle

Ammunition

A hand grenade

56 chargers

Equipment

Three vans

Four vests

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