They were in a white minivan with North Carolina licence plates when they entered Matamoros
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The four unidentified Americans were in a white minivan with North Carolina licence plates when they entered Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas, on Friday, the embassy said in a statement on Sunday seeking the public’s help in identifying the alleged kidnappers.From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Oliver Rich, the FBI special agent responsible for its San Antonio Division, said the bureau was seeking assistance from the public in identifying the kidnappers. The FBI did not identify the victims in its statement.Advertisement 3Tamaulipas, across from Texas’s southern tip, is one of six Mexican states to which the State Department advises citizens against traveling, citing the risk of crime and kidnapping.
“Criminal groups target public and private passenger buses, as well as private automobiles traveling through Tamaulipas, often taking passengers and demanding ransom payments,” according to State Department guidance. Heavily armed members of criminal groups often patrol border regions in the state, the guidance says.
The same day of the kidnapping, the U.S. Consulate in Matamoros said it had received police reports of a deadly shooting in the city and ordered U.S. government officials to avoid the area in the vicinity of Calle Primera and Lauro Villara. There was no immediate indication that the incident was connected to the kidnapping.
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