Key takeaways:
- The FBI is offering a $20,000 reward for information leading to the whereabouts of Maria del Carmen Lopez, a 63-year-old US and Mexican citizen.
- The Colima Attorney General’s office is working with the FBI on the investigation.
- The FBI is urging anyone with information to contact their local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate, and to be aware of any suspicious activity that may be related to the case.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a $20,000 reward for information leading to the whereabouts of Maria del Carmen Lopez, a 63-year-old US citizen who was kidnapped from her home in Pueblo Nuevo, Mexico on February 9.
The FBI’s Los Angeles field office said in a release that Lopez is also a Mexican citizen, and that she has blonde hair, brown eyes and tattooed eyeliner. The Colima Attorney General’s office has stated that it is working with the FBI on the investigation.
The announcement of the reward comes nearly two weeks after the violent kidnapping of four Americans in the Mexican border city of Matamoros, two of whom were later found dead.
The FBI is urging anyone with information about Lopez’s whereabouts to contact their local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate. They are also asking the public to be aware of any suspicious activity that may be related to the case.
The kidnapping of Lopez is the latest in a series of violent incidents involving Americans in Mexico. The US State Department has issued a travel advisory warning US citizens to exercise increased caution when traveling to Mexico due to the high rate of crime and violence.
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