According to the bbc.com, one of the major drug cartels has been blocking off streets in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon as a show of force. Apparently, armed gunmen dragged drivers from their vehicles (including 18-wheelers) and used said them to block off at least 13 major roads in Monterrey last Saturday. The blockade occurred after a shootout between the Mexican army and alleged members of a drug organization. Two Mexican soldiers chased two armoured vehicles that they deemed suspicious, and when one of them crashed, its occupants bailed out and opened fire on the Mexican soldiers. One of the men supposedly killed was claimed to be El Sonrics, the commander-in-chief of the dreaded Zetas.
Monterrey has seen a sharp rise in violence over the past several years, and do it is proximity to the border, it is a valuable asset to the Narcos. This whole roadblock thing is nothing more then a pissing contest; the cartel(s) just want to show the Mexican government that they don't have any authority over them. Reprisals by the Cartels are becoming more showy and dramatic. Their actions seem to be taking a turn away from clandestine operations, as if they want media and national attention being drawn to them.
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