Mexican police arrest suspect in killing of five band members2 days ago Share Save Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Share SaveFacebook/Grupo Fugitivo Grupo Fugitivo disappeared as they were headed to play at a private partyPolice in Mexico have detained a man known by the alias of M-47, whom they suspect of ordering the murder of members of the band Grupo Fugitivo. The bodies of four musicians from the band and their manager were discovered on Thursday in Tamaulipas state, four days after the men had been reported missing. Their relatives had reported receiving ransom demands in the days after the men's disappearance. Federal officials said they suspect M-47 of being one of the bosses of a gang known as "Metros", which forms part of the Gulf Cartel. The Gulf Cartel has its stronghold in Tamaulipas state and engages in the smuggling of drugs and migrants across the US-Mexico border, as well as kidnapping for ransom.