2 siblings from Texas and a good friend are missing out on in Mexico after they crossed the border last month to offer clothing at a flea market, U.S. authorities stated Friday.
Maritza Trinidad Perez Rios, 47; Marina Perez Rios, 48; and their pal, Dora Alicia Cervantes Saenz, 53, were taking a trip in a green mid-1990s Chevy Silverado to a flea market in the city of Montemorelos, in Nuevo Leon state. It’s about a three-hour drive from where the sis are from in Peñitas, a little border city in Texas near McAllen.
Really couple of information have actually been launched. The FBI stated it is “not able to offer discuss this continuous examination” and “non-stop pursues all choices when it concerns safeguarding the American individuals, and this does not alter when they are threatened throughout the border.”
The fate of the 3 ladies, who have not been spoken with in about 2 weeks, stays a secret and has actually gathered fairly little promotion.
Peñitas Police Chief Roel Bermea stated their households have actually been in touch with Mexican authorities, who are examining their disappearance.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection state the 3 females crossed into Mexico on Feb. 24, according to Bermea. Peñitas is a couple of hundred feet from the Rio Grande.
The partner of among the females spoke with her by phone while she was taking a trip in Mexico, the authorities chief stated, however grew worried when he could not reach her later.
“Since he could not make contact over that weekend, he can be found in that Monday and reported it to us,” Bermea stated. The 3 females have not been spoken with considering that.
Bermea stated the ladies were taking a trip in a green mid-1990s Chevy Silverado to a flea market in the city of Montemorelos, in Nuevo Leon state. It’s about a three-hour drive from the border. Authorities at the state district attorney’s workplace stated they have actually been examining the females’s disappearance given that Monday.
Recently, 4 Americans on a trip to Matamoros, in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, were shot and abducted. 2 members of the group passed away and 2 others have actually been gone back to the U.S. A Mexican person was likewise eliminated when she was struck by a roaming bullet, authorities have actually stated.
The pals had actually taken a trip to Mexico since one lady in the group was looking for a cosmetic treatment, a police authorities with understanding of the matter informed NBC News. The authorities stated cartel shooters targeted the group in a case of incorrect identity.
The Gulf cartel said sorry Thursday and 5 individuals were jailed Friday.
The federal government reaction and look for the 4 Americans remains in contrast to efforts to find 112,000 Mexicans missing out on across the country, much of whom are being looked for just by their desperate loved ones.
Minyvonne Burke
Minyvonne Burke is a senior breaking news press reporter for NBC News.
