State Department Warns Americans Not To Travel To Five Mexican States
January 11, 2018·5:25 PM ET
The U.S. State Department is warning Americans not to travel to five Mexican states, issuing a "do not travel" advisory.
"Violent crime, such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery, is widespread," the State Department said in the notice Thursday.
As a result, the department says the frequency of the attacks by criminal organizations in the states of Sinaloa, Colima, Michoacan, Guerrero and Tamaulipas has "limited the U.S. government's ability to provide emergency services to citizens in the states." And, in many cases, not even Mexican officials can do much to protect or prevent the widespread scourge of lawlessness against American travelers.
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https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/11/577407308/state-department-warns-americans-not-to-travel-to-five-mexican-states
