Mexican Navy offers rare apology over missing people in border town

Rear Admiral Ramiro Lobato Camacho speaks as members of the Mexican Marines offer an apology to family members of victims for their role in the 2018 forced disappearances, according to Attorney General's Office in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril

NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico (Reuters) - The Mexican Navy offered a rare public apology on Tuesday for its potential role in the abductions of dozens of people who went missing from a northern border town in 2018 during operations against drug cartels.

As many as 40 people disappeared between February and May of 2018 in Nuevo Laredo, across from Texas, which has long been a flashpoint in turf wars between drug cartels.