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5 Arrested After Deadly Kidnapping of Americans in Mexico

March 10, 2023
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Mexican officials arrested five people in connection to the recent kidnappings and murders of Americans near the U.S.-Mexico border, said the attorney general for the Mexican state of Tamaulipas on Friday. In a statement on Twitter, Tamaulipas Attorney General Irving Barrios Mojica confirmed the arrests of five suspects “linked” to the March 3 incident in Matamoros “for…

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Killing of US Citizens in Mexico Highlights Need for Caution in ‘Medical Tourism’

March 9, 2023
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Thousands of Americans travel abroad yearly for medical treatment, looking to reap the benefits of high-quality health care at substantially lower costs. However, the recent killing of two United States citizens in Mexico underscores the inherent risks associated with “medical tourism.” “Sometimes, people try to do their research [but] they don’t work through certified agencies,”…

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4 Americans Missing, Feared Kidnapped in Matamoros, Mexico

March 6, 2023
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MEXICO CITY—Four U.S. citizens have been kidnapped after gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros, the FBI said Sunday. The four had entered Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas, on Friday. They were traveling in a white minivan with North Carolina license plates. The FBI San Antonio Division office…

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4 US Citizens Kidnapped in Mexico Border City Amid Shootout, Officials Say

March 6, 2023
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MEXICO CITY—Gunmen kidnapped four U.S. citizens who crossed into Mexico from Texas last week to buy medicine and got caught in a shootout that killed at least one Mexican citizen, U.S. and Mexican officials said Monday. The four came under fire Friday shortly after entering the city of Matamoros from Brownsville, the southernmost tip of…

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