American Tourist Kidnappings Rise In Mexico
Since Thanksgiving at least 18 US residents have been held for ransom near Tijuana according to FBI agent Keith Slotter.

March 7, 2008

San Diego, CA — Well-organized kidnappers are targeting Americans who visit tourist towns in Mexico.

The State Department says US citizens should be extra careful.

And for Americans living near the border, even their own backyard may not be as safe as they once thought.

The FBI says last year, the number of San Diego County residents kidnapped and held for ransom in Mexico more than doubled.

“The brutality that is inflicted on some of these people is unconscionable,â€