US puts Mexico on travel ban list along with Iran, Iraq and Syria

Thinking about a vacation in Mexico? Think again. The US State Department has recommended against travel to most tourist areas due to kidnappings and crime.

The US has issued the highest level warning for the states of Guerrero, Colima, Michoacán, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas and Zacatecas, the most popular tourist destinations. Now they join the infamous “no travel” list, which includes Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Haiti, North Korea, Syria and Ukraine, which Russia bombs daily.

READ: The Mexican-American border has become the deadliest in the world

Of Mexico’s 32 states, only two are currently on the State Department’s list with the lowest level of “usual precautionary designations” – Campeche and Yucatán.

According to the US Department of the Treasury, drug cartels have close ties to nightclubs and restaurants in some cities, allowing them to launder drug proceeds.

According to the Treasury Department, the cartels are responsible for trafficking “a significant proportion of fentanyl and other deadly drugs entering the United States.”

Mexican police are even involved in extortion from American tourists, including a vacationing California lawyer who died mysteriously.

If you must travel to Mexico, you are strongly advised to:

  • View the US Embassy COVID-19 webpage.
  • Visit the CDC travel and COVID-19 web page.
  • Keep fellow travelers and family at home updated on your travel plans. If you are separated from your tour group, send a friend your GPS location. If you are driving a taxi alone, take a photo of the taxi number and/or license plate and send a message to a friend.
  • Use toll roads whenever possible and avoid driving alone or at night. In many states, the presence of police and emergency services is extremely limited outside the state capital or major cities.
  • Exercise extra caution when visiting local bars, nightclubs and casinos.
  • Do not show signs of wealth, such as wearing expensive watches or jewelry.
  • Be especially vigilant when visiting banks or ATMs.
  • Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive alerts and make it easier to find you in an emergency.
  • Follow the State Department on Facebook and Twitter.
  • Follow the US Embassy on Facebook and Twitter.
  • Check out the National Security Report for Mexico.
  • Sailors planning a trip to Mexico should check the U.S. Maritime Advice and Warnings, which includes instructions on how to report suspicious activity and attacks to Mexican naval authorities.
  • Prepare an emergency plan. Review the traveler’s checklist.

– Telegraph services

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