AMARILLO, TEXAS -- The Texas Department of Public Safety is urging people to avoid traveling to Mexico over the holidays. The warning comes as kidnappings, violence between drug cartels, as well as between law enforcement and the cartels increases.
Violence continues in northern Mexican border cities as well as other locations such as Monterrey and Acapulco. The DPS also said that drug related violence has even been documented in popular tourist destinations such as Cancun and Mazatlan.
Officials say that rape and sexual assaults continue to be a serious problem in Cancun and other resort areas. Other documented violence includes criminal assaults on highways throughout the country, if you do choose to travel south of the border, officials say it's best not to travel at night.
DPS Director Steven C. McCraw said, bottom line, the safety of tourists who travel south of the border can't be guaranteed.
The department also pointed out that Mexican authorities have failed to prosecute numerous crimes committed against US citizens.
For the most up-to-date information related to the security issues in Mexico check the U.S. State Department website, the Mexico U.S. Embassy's site.
