Written by The Monitor Staff

Mexican authorities have announced the death of a man believed to be the No. 2 two leader in the Gulf Cartel.

Samuel Flores Borrego, 39, also known as “Metro 3,” was gunned down alongside a high-ranking police official from Diaz Ordaz known as Eloy Lerma Garcia, according to a statement from the Tamaulipas Attorney General’s Office.

Diaz Ordaz is across the border from Sullivan City.

The bodies of the two men were found early Friday inside a Ford Lobo pickup truck along the Monterrey-Reynosa highway, about 20 miles south of Reynosa, the attorney general’s office stated.

The Reynosa city morgue was under heavy guard Friday morning after Borrego’s body was taken there, according to sources with firsthand knowledge of criminal activity.

U.S. authorities have identified Borrego as a high-ranking member of the Gulf Cartel and had offered a $5 million reward for his capture.

http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2011/09/mexican-officials-announce-death-of.html

DNA Conformation: http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2011/09/dna-results-confirm-death-of-reynosas.html