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National Guard and military vehicles take part in an operation to transfer two of the four U.S. citizens kidnapped in Mexico's crime-ridden northeast, back to Brownsville in the U.S., after the other two were found dead, in Matamoros, Tamaulipas State, Mexico, on March 7, 2023. STR/AFP via Getty Images
MEXICO CITY—The U.S. State Department issued a travel alert Wednesday for Americans planning to spend Spring break in Mexico.
The alert warns travelers to “exercise increased caution” especially after dark at Caribbean beach resorts like Cancun, Playa del Carmen, and Tulum, which have been plagued by drug gang violence in the past.