Mexico - Spanish business travellers found dead in North West Mexico

RPS Partnership has just received reports that two Spanish business people who were reportedly abducted, have been found dead last Saturday in the town of El Limon de los Ramos, located in Mexico's northern Sinaloa state.

Their bodies were found in a vehicle that had been dumped in a public canal. The pair lived in western Mexico and had travelled to Sinaloa for business reasons but further details are unknown.
It is thought that although no group has claimed responsibility for the abduction and subsequent body dumping, the incident is likely linked in some way to organised crime groups, including drug cartels, that operate in Sinaloa.

The northern states, including Sinaloa, are hotspots for violent crime due to their strategic location along drug trafficking routes; Sinaloa has a murder rate of roughly 274 murders per 100,000 residents. London by comparison has a murder rate of 12.1 per million people.

The possibility of inadvertently being caught in the violence remains a concern for all travellers to this region. Cancun, a major tourist destination on Mexico's Caribbean coast, has largely escaped the drug-related violence that has racked Acapulco.  Acapulco is still a holiday destination for foreigners, but it is worth considering security when planning a holiday there, as six Spanish women were recently raped by hooded gunmen who forced their way into the Acapulco beach house that the women had rented.

RPS Partnership advises against travel to Sinaloa, due in part to the high risk stemming from persistent drug cartel-related conflict.

Business travellers or holidaymakers intending to travel to Mexico are advised to monitor developments related to ongoing drug cartel-related conflict and ensure they are comfortable with their security arrangements. If unsure please contact RPS Partnership for advice and logistics assistance in Mexico.

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Source: Red24