Authorities have reopened the Monterrey-Reynosa Highway following a possible shootout.
Users on Twitter reported a shootout on the heavily-used highway in General Bravo, Nuevo Leon around 7 p.m. Saturday.
Reynosa city officials reported a "situation of risk" on the same stretch of highway and urged people to avoid the area.
Details were not immediately available but officials reported the highway from General Bravo to Reynosa had been temporarily closed due to the incident.
Reynosa city officials gave an "all clear" signal around 9:01 p.m. Saturday reporting that the highway had been reopened.
General Bravo is the halfway-point on the heavily-traveled highway between Monterrey and Reynosa.
The incident is the latest for the troubled region.
The American Consulate in Monterrey had issued a warning for American not to use the Monterrey-Reynosa Highway because of "narco blockades" and random shootouts that take place on it.
The northeastern states of Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon have seen an upswing in violence as former allies the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas battle for control of lucrative drug trafficking routes.
The Mexican Army and Navy have also been drawn into the conflict.
Users on Twitter reported a shootout on the heavily-used highway in General Bravo, Nuevo Leon around 7 p.m. Saturday.
Reynosa city officials reported a "situation of risk" on the same stretch of highway and urged people to avoid the area.
Details were not immediately available but officials reported the highway from General Bravo to Reynosa had been temporarily closed due to the incident.
Reynosa city officials gave an "all clear" signal around 9:01 p.m. Saturday reporting that the highway had been reopened.
General Bravo is the halfway-point on the heavily-traveled highway between Monterrey and Reynosa.
The incident is the latest for the troubled region.
The American Consulate in Monterrey had issued a warning for American not to use the Monterrey-Reynosa Highway because of "narco blockades" and random shootouts that take place on it.
The northeastern states of Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon have seen an upswing in violence as former allies the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas battle for control of lucrative drug trafficking routes.
The Mexican Army and Navy have also been drawn into the conflict.