Matamoros Mexico

The abduction took place on the streets of Matamoros, Mexico. The FBI is offering a $50000 reward for the return of the Americans and the arrests of those ...

As recently as October the U.S. citizens had "traveled to the border city of Matamoros for medical procedures," citing receipts found in the abandoned vehicle. The Americans were driving a white minivan with North Carolina license plates. State Department "There was a confrontation between groups, and they were detained," López Obrador said. [said ](https://twitter.com/ABCPolitics/status/1632823244796358665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1632823244796358665%7Ctwgr%5E7b14867dda4a6b3f78ed24fb328c89318c705e7f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-26131939491430450010.ampproject.net%2F2302171719000%2Fframe.html)the U.S. [told CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/06/americas/fbi-mexico-kidnapping-us-citizens/index.html) that the U.S. [under unofficial control](https://www.utrgv.edu/human-trafficking/blog/northern-mexico/gulfcartel/index.htm) of the Gulf Cartel. [according](https://mx.usembassy.gov/fbi-seeks-publics-help-in-locating-u-s-citizens/) to the FBI. [told reporters](https://twitter.com/lopezobrador_/status/1632729317582192640) during his daily press briefing that the kidnapped group had crossed the border to buy medicines in Mexico. The U.S. The unidentified U.S.

The missing Americans, who were not identified, drove into Matamoros on Friday in a white minivan with North Carolina plates, the FBI in San Antonio said. There ...

The woman then appears to have been loaded onto the bed of a white pickup truck, the photos show. [city of more than 500,000 people](https://datamexico.org/en/profile/geo/matamoros-28022), is located just across the Rio Grande from Brownsville, Texas. All the doors of the van were open. “But today there is already some information that was found in the same van – a credential and other documents – on this basis the prosecutor’s office is orienting the search for these missing people.” The photos show a woman looking and then sitting next to three unmoving people lying on the ground outside a white minivan. The FBI said it is cooperating with other federal partners and Mexican law enforcement agencies to investigate the kidnapping. “This is the most fundamental role of the US government. CNN has also geolocated the images. The missing Americans, who were not identified, drove into Matamoros on Friday in a white minivan with North Carolina plates, the FBI in San Antonio said. Investigators believe a Mexican cartel likely mistook them for Haitian drug smugglers, the official said, adding investigators have not identified any concerning criminal history on the part of the Americans. “The whole government is working on it.” The agency announced a reward of $50,000 for their return and the arrest of those involved.

Four U.S. citizens crossed the border in search of cheaper medicines, said the Mexican President. when they got caught in a case of mistaken identity.

“But it still exists, and people regularly travel to Matamoros for all kinds of reasons.” People living on the American side may also cross the border for more “casual reasons,” he said. “Matamoros is a big destination for health care, and so are towns and cities 50 miles west of Matamoros.” “There are so many families that are divided by the border.” Some people also travel to Mexico for surgical procedures. There is a caveat that people traveling for medicines or care must have time to wait in lines to cross the border. Numbers are difficult to come by but Americans regularly cross the border for health care including cosmetic surgeries, experts said. Others may also be looking for painkillers such as Oxycotin, said Ainslie. While the women and children were freed days later, the men were never returned despite several payments of ransom. The 3.1-mile distance between the two cities can be crossed in about 17 minutes according to Google “Some Mexican-Americans may feel more familiar with Mexican doctors rather than with American ones.” The glistening green Rio Grande river snakes between the two sister cities.