“There is a risk of being kidnapped”: the United States advised citizens not to travel to Tamaulipas

Faced with a wave of violence and disappearances in Tamaulipas, the US State Department (DoS) issued a travel alert on Wednesday to prevent citizens from going to border destinations. It also approved the departure of the consular staff.

In a statement, the agency stated that due to crimes and kidnapping, the consulate of the city of Nuevo Lare cannot provide services.

For this reason, they asked US workers and families who need support to leave the city to monitor local news and announcements.It is also recommended to make money transfers during the day.

The State Department pointed out that criminal groups target public and private passenger buses, as well as private cars traveling through Tamaulipas, often carrying passengers and demanding ransom payments.

He said, “Local police have limited capacity to respond to criminal cases. In the three urban areas of Tampico, Ciudad Madero and Altamira, they have higher law enforcement capabilities, which have lower rates of violent criminal activity compared to other states.”

The leader of a powerful criminal organization operating in northern Mexico was deported to his country, the United States, officials said he was arrested on Tuesday, causing a series of armed conflicts that struck a consulate in a neighboring country.

Juan Treviño, nicknamed “El Huevo”, arrested in the northern state of Tamaulipas, bordering the United States, is claimed in Texas as a conspiracy to own drug traffic using weapons, drug distribution, money laundering, and minors.

It is a sure blow to one of the most important criminal organizations in the northeastern United States that affects at least five states and is active in the United States, Rosa Rodríguez, Mexico's security minister, told a press conference.

The exiled people came mainly from families with long criminal records in Tamaulipas, the founder of the bloody Los Zetas cartel, where his leader, Heriberto Lazcano “El Lazca”, was killed by Mexican soldiers in October 2012.

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