Tamaulipas government denies contracts to companies linked to the Northeast Cartel: Nuevo Laredo municipality admits it did hire them

The government of Tamaulipas has officially denied holding contracts with 11 companies and four individuals identified by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) as being linked to the Cártel del Noreste. State authorities maintain that no business relationships exist between the administration and the sanctioned entities.

In contrast, the municipal government of Nuevo Laredo has acknowledged maintaining contractual ties with two of the firms in question, CEGESA and COPASA. The admission highlights a discrepancy between state-level denials and municipal-level procurement records regarding entities flagged for alleged ties to organized crime.