Through a statement, the United States Government issued a new security alert due to the “growing violence” in several areas of the State of Chiapas, in Mexico.
The warning is due to the increase in “violence and security concerns in Chiapas,” which is why US officials have restrictions on traveling to the area, according to information available on the Embassy’s official website.
The US Government delimited a danger area that 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 travel to Tapachula, the largest city on Mexico’s border with Central America.
“Monitor local press for updates and, in case of emergency, call 911. Review your personal safety plans and follow the instructions of local authorities,” the alert concludes.
The alert comes as violence grows in Chiapas due to disputes between drug trafficking cartels to control Mexico’s border 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 Children in Mexico (Redim) and the Network for the Rights of Children and Adolescents in Mexico. Chiapas (Redias).
Furthermore, the warning coincides with the tour that Claudia Sheinbaum, the presidential candidate of the ruling National Regeneration Movement (Morena), is taking this weekend, who will visit the southern border.
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