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U.S. State Department Warns Travelers of Kidnapping Risk in Mexico
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The US State Department has warned Americans not to travel to several states in Mexico.
An updated travel advisory from the State Department has warned of increased violent crime, including homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery. It warns US citizens to “exercise increased caution” when traveling to Coahuila and Nayarit states and “not travel” to Zacatecas.
The US State Department also issued updated information on the “kidnapping risk” for the Mexican states of Colima, Michoacan, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas, Baja California, Chihuahua, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Sonora, Nuevo Leon, Puebla, Quintana Roo and San Luis Potosi.
“U.S. citizens are advised to adhere to restrictions on U.S. government employee travel,” the travel advisory warns, which includes not traveling alone, sticking to major highways, avoiding hailing taxis from the streets and instead using rideshare apps such as Uber or using taxis from regulated taxi stands.
The State Department has issued the following travel advisories:
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.
Reconsider Travel To:
Baja California state due to crime and kidnapping.
Chihuahua state due to crime and kidnapping.
Durango state due to crime.
Guanajuato state due to crime and kidnapping.
Jalisco state due to crime and kidnapping.
Morelos state due to crime.
Sonora state due to crime and kidnapping.
Exercise Increased Caution When Traveling To:
Aguascalientes state due to crime.
Baja California Sur state due to crime.
Chiapas state due to crime.
Coahuila state due to crime.
Hidalgo state due to crime.
Mexico City due to crime.
Mexico State due to crime.
Nayarit state due to crime.
Nuevo Leon state due to crime and kidnapping.
Oaxaca state due to crime.
Puebla state due to crime and kidnapping.
Queretaro state due to crime.
Quintana Roo state due to crime and kidnapping.
San Luis Potosi state due to crime and kidnapping.
Tabasco state due to crime.
Tlaxcala state due to crime.
Veracruz state due to crime.
Exercise Normal Precautions When Traveling To:
Campeche state
Yucatan state
