Mexican Authorities Arrest Suspect In Kidnapping, Murder Of U.S. Nationals

Mexican authorities detained Tuesday a suspect in the kidnapping and murder of four Americans over the weekend. The two victims were found dead at the U.S. border.

Jose Guadalupe N. (a Mexican national in his 20’s) was protecting a tiny wooden house just outside Matamoros from cartel members when authorities arrested him. The Los Angeles Times reported.

Authorities have yet to confirm if Guadalupe has been involved in kidnapping Latavia and other U.S. nationals. “Tay” McGee. Eric James Williams. Shaeed. Woodard. Zindell. Brown.

Officials in Mexico’s Tamaulipas states that Brown and Woodard were killed when Mexican officials discovered the kidnapped victims.

This announcement was posted on social media. It noted that ongoing investigations are underway and attempts to arrest those responsible.

The New York PosAccording to t, Mexican authorities continue searching for a motive behind the kidnapping. There is one possibility that they were mistaken for Haitian drug smugglers.

Four U.S. citizens were attacked and kidnapped after crossing the U.S. Mexico border to Matamoros (Tamaulipas) in a white minivan, with North Carolina plates. The FBI released a statement through the U.S. Embassy Mexico.

“Shortly after crossing into Mexico, unidentified gunmen fired upon the passengers in the vehicle,” The statement said. “All four Americans were placed in a vehicle and taken from the scene by armed men.”

Authorities launched an operation to rescue the friends who had come from South Carolina in order to purchase medicines after the kidnapping.

The Post received information from relatives that said the kidnapped traveled to Mexico in order to get medical treatment. The four were forced into a pickup truck by gunpoint after they crossed the Matamoros border.

Tamaulipas Governor. The kidnappers are accused of moving the victims around Tamaulipas, to avoid authorities trying to rescue them. Américo Villarreal said.

“This tragic incident only highlights a rising preoccupation in the United States about Mexico’s lack of interest in facing down organized crime,” According to The Los Angeles Times Tony Payan was the Director of the Center for the U.S. & Mexico, Rice University’s Baker Institute.

Payan was the one who said that Payan kidnapped him. “has become a symbol of impunity in Mexico.”

A travel advisory posted by the State Department on their website warns U.S citizens not to visit Tamaulipas State, south of Texas. “crime and kidnapping.”

For the safe return of victims, and for their arrests, the FBI offered $50,000 in reward.

Daniel Chaitin contributed this report.

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