The Gulf Cartel, one of the most notorious criminal organizations in Mexico, mobilized over the weekend to deliver several tons of food to the residents of Aldama and other municipalities in southern Tamaulipas, according to local media.
According to Proceso, members of organized crime belonging to the Gulf Cartel uploaded a video to YouTube and other social networks on Sunday. The video shows the aid they brought to residents of Aldama, who were left stranded by strong rains caused by Hurricane Ingrid.
It was an unusual event, which many social network users consider inadmissible. The recording shows many trucks filled with goods like water, rice, corn flour, milk, among others.
Since the beginning of the storms, the Mexican Army implemented the Population Assistance Plan in Case of Disaster, DN-III-E, which prompted the deployment of troops to the affected regions, which caused several people to criticize the measure.
According to members of the Valor por Tamaulipas (Courage for Tamaulipas) website, quoted by Proceso, the main problem derives from the inability of the Army to detect members of one of the most wanted groups in Mexico.
"How is this possible? How is it possible that a criminal group can mobilize with impunity to communities in which the state government, the Army and the Navy should already be in?," wrote a user in said website.
"It's incredible, the military is supposed to be applying the DNIII, then how is it possible that a cartel could reach a DNIII area?," adds the same user.
The response from authorities and the state and federal governments in the regions most affected by the intense storms that killed 110 Mexicans generated criticism regarding the lack of an integral plan that supports the thousands of victims in many states and municipalities of Mexico, many of which are cut off from the rest of the country due to collapsed bridges and highways.
Watch the video of the alleged Gulf Cartel members delivering goods here: