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Travel Advisory Issued After 8 Bodies Found in Cancun

The State Department has issued a travel advisory for those heading toward Mexico after eight dead bodies were found in Cancun last week.

The advisory, released on Wednesday, warns American citizens traveling to Mexico to use caution. It comes on the heels of several disturbing discoveries made earlier this week in Cancun.

Mexican prosecutors say there have been eight dead bodies found this week, all on remote streets of Cancun. The deaths were all result of violent crimes. Early Tuesday, the bodies of an unidentified man and woman were found in the trunk of a taxi in Paseos del Mar, Cancun. Dismembered bodies of two men in multiple plastic bags were discovered by authorities later that day. In Quintana Roo, another man was killed while lying in a hammock, and another was shot and draped with a plastic bag. The seventh body was found bound and shot by gun wound. The eighth victim was decapitated in the neighborhood of Tres Reyes.


While none of these murders occurred in the city’s beach-side hotel area, caution is advised. The advisory does not reference the more tourist-centric areas of the city, such as the beaches and resorts, and “reaffirms that all major tourist destinations in Mexico are safe,” according to a Quintana Roo Tourism Board spokesperson.

The advisory states, “Violent crime, such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery, is widespread.” Mexican states Colima, Guerrero, MichoacÌÁn, Sinaloa, and Tamaulipas are among the more dangerous areas. According to the advisory, the U.S. is limited in its ability to protect citizens in these areas, and is even prohibiting government employees to travel to these locations.

It is also suggested that travelers use toll roads, avoid driving in the evening, and take precautions when using ATMs or withdrawing money at the bank. Be alert at bars, nightclubs, and casinos, and avoid displays of wealth.