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So everytime i go to Laredo my life and other´s cool people lifes are in RISK.


PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
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This information is current as of today, Mon Oct 30 14:21:27 2006.

Mexico

September 15, 2006


This Public Announcement alerts U.S. citizens to the rising level of brutal violence in areas of Mexico. This violence has occurred throughout Mexico, but has been particularly persistent in the city of Nuevo Laredo within the state of Tamaulipas. This Public Announcement expires on March 15, 2007.

U.S. citizens residing and traveling in Mexico should exercise extreme caution when in unfamiliar areas and be aware of their surroundings at all times. Public sources suggest that narcotics-related violence has claimed 1,500 lives in Mexico this year. In recent months there have been execution-style murders of Mexican and U.S. citizens in Tamaulipas (particularly Nuevo Laredo), Michoacan, Baja California, Guerrero, and other states.

U.S. citizens have also been victims of random shootings on major highways outside of Mexico City, Nuevo Laredo, Tijuana, and other areas throughout Mexico. In recent years, dozens of U.S. citizens have been kidnapped in Nuevo Laredo, with more than two dozen cases still unresolved; recent incidents indicate a possible resurgence of kidnappings for ransom. Mexican police and other government figures have been murdered in Guerrero, Nuevo Leon, the Federal District, Tamaulipas, and other states. Drug cartel members have been known to follow and harass U.S. citizens traveling in their vehicles, particularly in border areas including Nuevo Laredo and Matamoros.

Though there is no evidence that U.S. citizens are targeted, criminals look for every opportunity to take advantage of unwary travelers. U.S. citizens who believe they are being followed should notify officials as soon as possible. U.S. citizens should make every attempt to travel on main roads during daylight hours, particularly the toll (“cuota”) roads, which are generally more secure. It is preferable for U.S. citizens to stay in well-known tourist destinations and tourist areas of the cities with more adequate security, and provide an itinerary to a friend or family member not traveling with them. U.S. citizens should refrain from displaying expensive-looking jewelry, large amounts of money, or other valuable items.

For the latest security information, U.S. citizens traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department's Internet web site at http://travel.state.gov where the current Worldwide Caution Public Announcement, Travel Warnings, and Public Announcements can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the United States, or, for callers from Mexico, a regular toll line at 001-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays). American citizens traveling or residing overseas are encouraged to register with the appropriate U.S. Embassy or Consulate on the State Department's travel registration website at https://travelregistration.state.gov.

For any emergencies involving American citizens in Mexico, please contact the closest U.S. Embassy or Consulate. The U.S. Embassy is located in Mexico City at Paseo de la Reforma 305, Colonia Cuauhtemoc, telephone from the United States: 011-52-55-5080-2000; telephone within Mexico City: 5080-2000; telephone long distance within Mexico 01-55-5080-2000. You may also contact the Embassy by e-mail at: ccs@usembassy.net.mx. The Embassy's Internet address is http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov/.

Consulates:

Ciudad Juarez: Avenida Lopez Mateos 924-N, telephone (52)(656) 611-3000.
Guadalajara: Progreso 175, telephone (52)(333) 268-2100.
Monterrey: Avenida Constitucion 411 Poniente, telephone (52)(81 345-2120.
Tijuana: Tapachula 96, telephone (52)(664) 622-7400.
Hermosillo: Avenida Monterrey 141, telephone (52)(662) 289-3500.
Matamoros: Avenida Primera 2002, telephone (52)(86 812-4402.
Merida: Paseo Montejo 453, telephone (52)(999) 925-5011.
Nogales: Calle San Jose, Nogales, Sonora, telephone (52)(631) 313-4820.
Nuevo Laredo: Calle Allende 3330, Col. Jardin, telephone (52)(867) 714-0512.

Beto,

Laredo is bad news. I know someone that stays in a hotel, on the border because of his job. He has seen gunfights in the streets below. It's dangerous.

Dixie

U.S. citizens who believe they are being followed should notify officials as soon as possible.

This is often easy to do because those following are the officials. Don't let them "hold" your driver license.

I like you, BETO. Please be careful!

Ahem, I think you guys are talking about Nuevo Laredo, not Laredo. I was working for a week a few years ago, in Laredo, walked over to the Cadillac Bar and Grill (on the Nuevo Laredo side) for a very nice dinner, walked around some more, everything was quite normal. I think I might have dropped a dollar over there, not sure I want to go back and look for it.

Hi Beto, welcome back!

Originally Posted by Coto

. I was working for a week a few years ago, in Laredo, walked over to the Cadillac Bar and Grill (on the Nuevo Laredo side) for a very nice dinner, walked around some more, everything was quite normal. I think I might have dropped a dollar over there, not sure I want to go back and look for it.

Hi Beto, welcome back!

LOL, I think you are talking about NEW Laredo, not Laredo or Nuevo Laredo.

What would happen if westart to say NEW LAREDO???????? I mean you can push the states to start to transform the Spanish Country names into English Country names.

LOL man, in my last trip to there i dropped 3500 dollars in electronics shops (3 and half grands) just in 2 days and don´t wanted to go back and think for it but just leaved the Border as fast as i can.

Heh, heh.
The warning gives us a look at what mexicans are like in thier native land.
They act like savages and yet our govt. tells us of the fine, upstanding people they are and expect us to welcome them with open arms.
When they tell us that they are family oriented do they mean like, mafia family?