The United States issues a travel warning due to insecurity on Mexico’s southern border

The United States Embassy in Mexico This Saturday, it issued a travel warning due to insecurity in Chiapas, a state on Mexico’s southern border that is facing a wave of organized crime violence and disputes between drug trafficking cartels.

The alert comes “due to the growing violence and security concerns in Chiapas”, which is why US authorities have restrictions on travel to the area, according to information available on the Embassy’s official website.

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The US government has delimited a danger area which includes most of the border between Chiapas and Guatemala, from the Pacific coast to the Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve.

It also covers cities such as Netzahualcóyotl, Ocosingo, El Ocote, San Francisco Pujiltic and Mapastepec.

Instead, it allows you to travel to Tapachulathe largest city on the border of Mexico and Central America.

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“Monitor local media for updates and, in the event of an emergency, call 911. Review your personal safety plans and follow instructions from local authorities,” the alert concludes.

The alert occurs while the violence in Chiapas due to disputes between drug trafficking cartels to control the border of Mexico with Central America.

More than 100,000 children and adolescents were affected in 2023 in the state by disputes between criminal groups, according to a report by the Network for the Rights of the Child of Mexico (Redim) and the Network for the Rights of Children and Adolescents of Mexico. (Redias).

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Furthermore, the alert coincides with the tour that Claudia Sheinbuam, presidential candidate of the ruling National Regeneration Movement (Morena), is taking this weekend, which will visit the southern border.

Source: Elcomercio

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