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The State Department’s Travel Advisory for Tamaulipas is Level 4 – Do Not Travel Due to Crime and Kidnapping.

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State Department/Travel: Mexico - (Today) We are aware of increasingly frequent gun battles occurring in and around Reynosa in the late night and early morning hours.

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Separately, the state of Tamaulipas has issued a warning to avoid moving or touching improvised explosive devices (IEDs), discovered around the area of Reynosa, Rio Bravo, Valle Hermoso, and San Fernando along dirt and secondary roads. IEDs are being increasingly manufactured and used by criminal organizations in this region.

U.S. government employees have been ordered to avoid all travel in and around Reynosa and Rio Bravo outside daylight hours and to avoid dirt roads throughout Tamaulipas. The State Department’s Travel Advisory for Tamaulipas is Level 4 – Do Not Travel Due to Crime and Kidnapping.

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Security Alert: Level 4 – Do Not Travel Due to Crime and Kidnapping

Location: Reynosa, Rio Bravo, Valle Hermoso, San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Event: The U.S. Consulate is aware of increasingly frequent gun battles occurring in and around Reynosa in the late night and early morning hours.

Separately, the state of Tamaulipas has issued a warning to avoid moving or touching improvised explosive devices (IEDs), which have been found in and around the area of Reynosa, Rio Bravo, Valle Hermoso, and San Fernando along dirt and secondary roads.

IEDs are being increasingly manufactured and used by criminal organizations in this region. An IED destroyed a Government of Mexico (Conagua) official vehicle in Rio Bravo and injured its occupant on January 23.

As a precaution, U.S. government employees have been ordered to avoid all travel in and around Reynosa and Rio Bravo outside of daylight hours and to avoid dirt roads throughout Tamaulipas.

The State Department’s Travel Advisory for Tamaulipas is Level 4 – Do Not Travel Due to Crime and Kidnapping.

Actions to Take: 

  • Avoid dirt roads. Stay on paved roads.

  • Do not touch unknown objects in or near roads.

  • Plan travel during daylight hours

  • Monitor local media for updates.

  • Be aware of your surroundings.

  • Notify friends and family of your safety.

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