Incident Summary:

07/14/2008: On Monday, Gerardo Valdes, head of the kidnapping and organized crime investigations in Coahuila, was kidnapped by six gunmen from the Juarez Cartel in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico.

GTD ID:
200807140010

When:
2008-07-14

Country:
Mexico

Region:
North America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Coahuila

City:
Saltillo

Location Details:
The kidnapping occurred in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Mexican Law Enforcement
Specific Description Gerardo Valdes, head of the kidnapping and organized crime investigations,
Nationality of Target Mexico
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 1
US Hostages 0
Outcome Unknown
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Weapon Details
Unknown firearms were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Group Sub-name Claimed Responsibility
Juarez Cartel (Carrillo-Fuentes / Mexico) XOC - Unknown Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Call (post-incident))
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 6
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Associated Press, "Head of Kidnapping and Organized Crime Investigations Kidnapped in Mexico," Associated Press, July 17, 2008.