Officials in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas are advising tourists to travel only during daytime hours. The request ...

They have been missing since Friday, March 3. That day, "four Americans crossed into Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico driving a white minivan with North Carolina license plates.

But conflict has flared in Tamaulipas over the past 15 years as the incumbent Gulf Cartel – founded in Matamoros – fragmented, starting with its notoriously violent armed wing, Los Zetas.

Mexican authorities arrested five more people in connection to the kidnappings of four Americans in Matamoros, Mexico, Tamaulipas Attorney General Irving Barrios Mojica said on Twitter on Friday.

The two were arrested during raids in the northern border state of Tamaulipas on Sunday and flown to Mexico City on a military plane. It was not immediately clear why the arrests were not ...

The US State Department is advising Americans not to travel to Tamaulipas due to the risk of crime and kidnapping. The region is on the “Level 4: Do Not Travel” list.

Unidentified gunmen opened fire on one woman and three men in a white minivan 2 1/2 hours after they drove into the Mexican border town of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, from Brownsville, Texas, on Friday ...

“The Tamaulipas Attorney General’s Office (#FGJT) performed an arrest warrant against 5 people linked to the events of March 3 in Matamoros, for the crimes of aggravated kidnapping and ...

Even for Mexico’s long history of corruption, Tamaulipas stands out. In 2021, Matamoros’ Mayor Mario López Hernández allegedly paid a monthly salary of over $500 to a senior CDG figure, Evaristo Cruz ...

The nonprofit, which uses U.S. and Mexican medical crews, has worked in Matamoros and Reynosa for several years. The group recently left Matamoros, because of funding scarcity.

They crossed from Brownsville, Texas, into the city of Matamoros in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. This map shows that communities sit right next to one another on the US-Mexican border: ...

The Americans crossed into Matamoros, Tamaulipas, when they were shot at and kidnapped. The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for the return of the victims and arrests of their kidnappers.