Last month, the police and the DEA killed a man dubbed "Chirimoya," one of the cartel's five commanders, as well as eight other members of the group. The Gulf Clan is one of several cartels ...

The cartel paid its members "between 10 and 15 million (Colombian pesos, between $2,300 and 3,500) for some dead police officers," Interior Minister Armando Benedetti told a weekly government ...

However, it’s unclear if Grupo Fugitivo played these types of songs. Authorities say it’s still unclear why the Gulf Cartel would have targeted the band.

In November, the U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions against members of the Gulf Cartel, which operates in border cities across from McAllen and Brownsville, Texas.

Relatives had reported receiving ransom demands for the musicians, who were aged between 20 and 40 years old. Mexican musicians have been targeted previously by cartel members amid rivalry, as ...