Mexico Cpl. Armando Torres III – May 14, 2013 – Tamaulipas, Mexico

[Mexican_Universe]

Missing: Cpl. Armando Torres III

Service: US Marine

Missing From: La Barranca, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Missing Date: May 14, 2013

Age at Time Missing: 25-27 years

Height: n/a

Weight: n/a

Hair Color: Dark Brown

Hair Style: Short

Facial: Clean shaven at time missing

Eye Color: Brown

Clothing: n/a

Police Agency: FBI – Brownsville, 956-546-6922 or Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office, 956-383-8114
HCSO Incident number: 13-18523

Circumstances:
Armando Torres III, along with his father and uncle, was last seen on May 14, 2013. Corporal Torres, a U.S. citizen, was visiting the family ranch in La Barranca, near the Los Indios Port of Entry. The FBI reports that the 25-year-old Iraq War veteran, originally from the border city of Hidalgo, Texas, along with his father and uncle, were ambushed by a group of men who forced them into a pickup truck. Since then, no one has seen or heard from them. According to the FBI, there is an ongoing criminal investigation in Mexico, in addition to the international kidnapping investigation.

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[Mexican_Universe]

I'm from Mexico and I know the situation there with organized crime. Apparently, he was kidnapped by the cartel called "Los Zetas," an organized crime group known for its brutality and murders.

The latest information suggests that they took control of part of his father's ranch, using it as a distribution point for smuggling drugs into the United States.

(I hope I can explain this case; this is my first post and my first contribution, and I'm not very good at English.)