Vacationers from the U.S. might need to rethink their Mexico travel plans with the U.S. State Division issuing an up to date Journey Advisory for vacationers, citing an “elevated threat of crime and kidnapping.”

The State Division famous that violent crime, similar to murder, kidnappings, carjacking, and theft, is “widespread and customary” in Mexico.

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The up to date Journey Advisory consists of new info on the Coahuila, Mexico, Nayarit, and Zacatecas states. 

Vacationers ought to “train elevated warning when touring to” Coahuila, Mexico and Nayarit and “not journey to” Zacatecas. 

There may be additionally up to date info on the “kidnapping risk” for the states of Colima, Michoacan, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas, Baja California, Chihuahua, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Sonora, Nuevo León, Puebla, Quintana Roo and San Luis Potosi.

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In accordance with the advisory, “U.S. citizens are suggested to stick to restrictions on U.S. authorities worker journey.” Some restrictions embrace not hailing taxis from the road however quite utilizing a ride-share service like Uber or regulated taxi stands, and to not journey alone to distant places.

The advisory additionally famous that the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention (CDC) has decided Mexico has a excessive degree of COVID-19 and inspired guests to see the most recent Travel Health Information.

Final week, the State Division issued a shelter-in-place alert to U.S. residents with reviews of “a number of car fires, roadblocks, and heavy police exercise” in Tijuana and the encompassing space. 

Armed members of the Nationwide Guard drive previous the positioning of a burnt collective transport car after it was set on fireplace by unidentified people in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on August 12, 2022.
(GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)

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Roughly 350 National Guard troops had been flown in to assist the 1000’s of federal troops already within the state of Baja California, Reforma reported. 

Whereas there have been no reported accidents in Tijuana, the crime tousled visitors all through the town and briefly blocked entry to the U.S. border crossing.

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Here’s a record of Mexican states the place journey just isn’t suggested right now:

Do Not Journey To:

• Colima state because of crime and kidnapping.
• Guerrero state because of crime.
• Michoacan state because of crime and kidnapping.
• Sinaloa state because of crime and kidnapping
• Tamaulipas state because of crime and kidnapping.
• Zacatecas state because of crime and kidnapping.

Rethink Journey To:

• Baja California state because of crime and kidnapping.
• Chihuahua state because of crime and kidnapping.
• Durango state because of crime.
• Guanajuato state because of crime and kidnapping.
• Jalisco state because of crime and kidnapping.
• Morelos state because of crime.
• Sonora state because of crime and kidnapping.

Cops arrest a resident for alleged theft in Tijuana, Mexico, on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. 
(Jonathan Alpeyrie/Bloomberg by way of Getty Photographs)

Train Elevated Warning When Touring To:

• Aguascalientes state because of crime.
• Baja California Sur state because of crime.
• Chiapas state because of crime.
• Coahuila state because of crime.
• Hidalgo state because of crime.
• Mexico Metropolis because of crime.
• Mexico State because of crime.
• Nayarit state because of crime.
• Nuevo Leon state because of crime and kidnapping.
• Oaxaca state because of crime.
• Puebla state because of crime and kidnapping.
• Queretaro state because of crime.
• Quintana Roo state because of crime and kidnapping.
• San Luis Potosi state because of crime and kidnapping.
• Tabasco state because of crime.
• Tlaxcala state because of crime.
• Veracruz state because of crime.