Vera Cruz flag image via WikipediaLos Angeles Times:
Mexican authorities say they are investigating a group that announced a campaign to wipe out the feared Zetas gang in the coastal state of Veracruz.
In a statement issued late Monday, the federal attorney general’s office warned that it would crack down on “any criminal group or organization that acts outside the law and creates violence.”
The agency said the battle against organized crime belongs to Mexican authorities alone. “The only way to achieve lasting security and tranquility is by enforcing the law and strengthening our institutions,” it said.
On Tuesday, Interior Minister Francisco Blake Mora acknowledged weaknesses in Mexico's police forces but said they were being fixed, if slowly. He said groups seeking to carry out justice on their own "will confront the force of the state."
The warnings came after a group calling itself the “Zeta killers” posted a video during the weekend announcing plans to crush the Zetas, which have sown fear in Veracruz with killings, kidnappings and extortion.
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