Security Alert – U. S. Consulate General Nuevo Laredo

Chivis Martinez Borderland Beat Milenio and State Department

The US  Consulate General  in  Nuevo Laredo,  Tamaulipas, issued a security alert asking its employees to comply with the night curfew.

From State Department:

Home / News & Events / Security Alert – U. S. Consulate General Nuevo LaredoSecurity Alert – U. S. Consulate General Nuevo Laredo (November 16, 2019)Location: Multiple Locations, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico
Event: The Consulate continues to monitor the security situation in the city of Nuevo Laredo following violence between Mexican authorities and criminal organizations that started on November 15.
U.S. government personnel are subject to restrictions on their movements and an evening curfew until further notice.
Actions to Take:

• Notify friends and family of your safety.

• Monitor local media for updates.

• Avoid public places.

Assistance:U.S. Consulate General Nuevo Laredo, Mexico +52 867 714 0512 +52 55 5080 2000 (U.S. Citizen Emergencies)nuevolaredo-acs@state.gov

The personnel of the United States government are subject to restrictions in their movements and a night curfew until further notice. 

“Actions to take: Notify your friends and family about your safety . Monitor local media for updates. Avoid public places,”he says.

In this municipality, on the Tamaulipas border, there have been attacks by armed civilians on the  military  and  police , as well as blockades and incendiary cars.

International bridges are working normally.

Friday after 10pm, thealert was given because criminals had stolen vehicles, a trailer used for blockades in streets of the central neighborhoods.

An army convoy was attacked causing a shootout.