Five musicians murdered in suspected Mexican cartel killing2 days ago Share Save James Chater BBC News Share SaveReuters The musicians were last seen in the Mexican city of Reynosa, near the US borderFive musicians who disappeared in the Mexican city of Reynosa, near the US border, were murdered by suspected drug cartel members, Mexican authorities have said. Nine alleged members of the notorious Gulf Cartel have been arrested on suspicion of murder, according to Irving Barrios Mojica, attorney general for the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The musicians - known as Grupo Fugitivo - were kidnapped while travelling to a private event on 25 May, Barrios Mojica said. The musicians were aged between 20 and 40, and often played at local parties and dances. Grupo Fugitivo performed a range of regional Mexican music, a genre which includes corridos - songs that have historically been used to pay homage to drug cartels and their leaders.