MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas — State and federal police officers will escort travelers along various highways in this state amid a spike in cartel gun battles and armed robberies.

Two years ago, authorities carried out a similar operation where federal police officers escorted residents along the various highways, Breitbart Texas reported. Authorities moved out 1,000 officers from the state at the effort’s conclusion. According to officials in 2016, the operation ended after they claimed to have found drugs in a vehicle that was heading south. The termination left hundreds of drivers at the mercy of the cartel gunmen….