U.S. Consulate Issues Warning About Matamoros for Americans

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BROWNSVILLE - Another warning to Americans. This time it’s for those who work or do business in Matamoros. The caution comes the day after another street battle in that city in which two people were injured.

We met this man we'll call Max near the B&M International Bridge. He'd just come back from Matamoros, back from the cartel violence. Fear kept him from showing his face.

"We saw some of the streets were blocked with semi-trucks. We saw a lot of soldiers moving around in the streets, two helicopters flying overhead very low to the ground," says Max.

The man says he goes into Matamoros daily for business. He knew there was something going on when he saw the empty streets in the downtown area.

"Everybody knew I was trying to get home. That's what I was trying to do … I got family over here. That's one of the things you worry about whether or not you are going to make it back," says Max.

Max says he has few choices. He has to cross the border in order to provide for his family.

"It’s a shame we have to be going through something like this when Matamoros was an excellent place to go visit and go have dinner, a family place. Now you have to be careful. You can't take your family over there," says Max.

Today was a good day. Max came home. He says he doesn't want to die trying to earn an honest living in Matamoros.

The new warning for Americans from the American Consulate is not go to Matamoros if you don't have to.

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