The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for the return of four Americans believed to have been kidnapped at gunpoint in Mexico on Friday.
The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for the return of four Americans believed to have been kidnapped at gunpoint inThe four Americans crossed into Matamoros, Tamaulipas, in a white minivan with North Carolina plates Friday, the FBI said in aShortly after crossing into Mexico they were met with gunfire by unidentified shooters, the release said.
The gunmen “herded the four U.S. citizens into another vehicle and fled the scene with them,” the FBI said.Officials did not provide any further details on the abduction and did not identify the victims. The reward money is for the safe return of the kidnapped victims as well as the arrest of those involved in the assault and kidnapping attack.The U.S. State Department has aThe department said organized crime activity including gun battles, armed robbery and kidnappings that are common along the northern border and in Ciudad Victoria.
"Criminal groups target public and private passenger buses, as well as private automobiles traveling through Tamaulipas, often taking passengers and demanding ransom payments," the warning said.
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