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2024-06-28 Caribbean-Latin America

Arizona Teen and Mother Kidnapped in Cartel-Controlled Area of Mexico

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Posted by Skidmark 2024-06-28 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [145 views ] Top
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The ongoing violence and number of kidnappings led officials to call the highway connecting Monterrey and Nuevo Laredo the “Highway of Death.”

I thought of looking up pre-existing pronouncements from the US State Dept advising US citizens to stay the hell out of that area, but I'll leave that to someone else.

Posted by Gromble+Dribble4342 2024-06-28 10:00|| 2024-06-28 10:00|| Front Page Top

#2 U.S. State Department Travel Advisories

Serving others in their need.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-06-28 10:38|| 2024-06-28 10:38|| Front Page Top

#3 Thanks, Skid. Here's a relevant snip from that page:

Do Not Travel To:

Colima state due to crime and kidnapping.
Guerrero state due to crime.
Michoacan state due to crime and kidnapping.
Sinaloa state due to crime and kidnapping
Tamaulipas state due to crime and kidnapping.
Zacatecas state due to crime and kidnapping.

Must be something in the wording of "do not travel" that people don't understand.

Posted by Gromble+Dribble4342 2024-06-28 11:04|| 2024-06-28 11:04|| Front Page Top

#4 Guerrero: "Come for the crime. Kidnapping coming 2H2024."

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-06-28 11:08|| 2024-06-28 11:08|| Front Page Top

#5 Remember Rambo Last Blood being panned because of an unrealistic depiction of violence and kidnapping in Northern Mexico?

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-06-28 12:47|| 2024-06-28 12:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Awe we lost one anchor baby/dreammer. Don't worry we have millions more.

Posted by Regular+joe 2024-06-28 16:06|| 2024-06-28 16:06|| Front Page Top

#7 We used to do Baja/San Felipe trips twice a year. Loved it and good times. When the Army started up checkpoints (on the way down) looking for documents on quads and trailers and searching vehicles - expecting mordida - we quit.

Posted by Frank G 2024-06-28 17:52|| 2024-06-28 17:52|| Front Page Top

#8 expecting mordida

What is the point of being in a position of power or holding political office if you can't get your beak wet?

Posted by SteveS 2024-06-28 20:15|| 2024-06-28 20:15|| Front Page Top

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