Two survivors of kidnapping in Mexico being treated in Texas
The two survivors of the kidnapping in Matamoros, Mexico are being treated at a hospital in TexasThe U.S. media have reported.
One of them is seriously wounded, he would have received several shots in his legsas reported by national media.
The lifeless bodies of the other two U.S. citizens who were kidnapped in the Mexican border town of Tamaulipas were found on Tuesday.
The U.S. justice system is already collaborating with the Mexican justice system to clarify the case, as confirmed by the country’s attorney general, Merrick Garland.
The prosecutor also offered his condolences to the families and noted that he is unable to provide further information on the case at this time, but will do so as soon as possible.
Mexican authorities, however, have already detained one suspect in connection with the case, Mexico’s Secretary of Public Security and Citizen Protection, Rosa Icela Rodriguez, has announced.
The FBI reported on Sunday the disappearance of the four Americans, who. were abducted last Friday after crossing the border in the border town of Matamoros.in Tamaulipas, one of Mexico’s most violence-ridden states.
The four Americans, who were traveling in a vehicle, were attacked shortly after crossing into Mexico and were forcibly loaded into a pick-up truck by armed men, the San Antonio FBI reported.
Investigators believe the Americans were mistakenly targeted by Mexican cartel who probably mistook them for Haitian drug traffickers, a U.S. official with knowledge of the investigation told CNN.
Warning by Mexican cartels.
The U.S. Embassy in Mexico has warned of cartel violence in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, after authorities confirmed the deaths of two of the four Americans kidnapped last week by an armed group in the town of Matamoros.
The ambassador, Ken Salazar, has indicated that. Tamaulipas “represents a risk because of high levels of criminality. and violence”: “We are particularly concerned about the control exercised by the Gulf cartel in the area known as the small border,” he said.
“These acts of violence are a tragic reminder that requires us to reaffirm our governments’ commitment to secure our shared border and strengthen the fight against transnational criminal organizations,” he said, according to a statement.
Salazar also assured that achieving border security “is possible.” and added that Washington has to achieve it because “the well-being of our citizens depends on it.”
“Our highest priority is the safety and security of American citizens.. We reaffirm our willingness to work closely with the Government of Mexico to ensure that those responsible in this case are punished and that we work to ensure that similar violent acts do not happen again,” the diplomat said.
