Many Americans Kidnapped In Mexico

[From article]
Almost 200 Americans have been kidnapped in Mexico this past year; 79 of those kidnappings took place just south of the Texas border in the Mexican State of Tamaulipas, according to an FBI interview with Breitbart Texas.
While the Mexican government continues to praise their security campaign in Tamaulipas, shootouts, kidnappings, extortions and highway robberies continue to plague the border state.
In Mexico a person is kidnapped every six hours, according to the statistics published by Mexico’s National Citizens Observatory, a non-profit organization that keeps track of crime figures.
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“Kidnapping for ransom remains a very rare occurrence in the United States,” Lee said.
However in Mexico, kidnapping has become a moneymaker for criminals looking to make a quick profit.
“In about fifty percent of all the kidnappings of U.S. citizens in Mexico a ransom demand is made,” Lee said. “In those instances a financial gain is generally the motive and typically it is a crime of opportunity.”

http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-Texas/2014/12/17/FBI-199-Americans-Kidnapped-in-Mexico-in-2014

FBI: 199 AMERICANS KIDNAPPED IN MEXICO IN 2014
by ILDEFONSO ORTIZ
17 Dec 2014, 5:23 AM PDT