It’s about a three-hour drive from the border. The three women haven’t been heard from since.īermea said the women were traveling in a green mid-1990s Chevy Silverado to a flea market in the city of Montemorelos, in Nuevo Leon state.

“Since he couldn’t make contact over that weekend, he came in that Monday and reported it to us,” Bermea said. The husband of one of the women spoke to her by phone while she was traveling in Mexico, the police chief said, but grew concerned when he couldn’t reach her afterward. Peñitas is just a few hundred feet from the Rio Grande River. Customs and Border Protection says the three women crossed into Mexico on Feb. Mexican kidnapping: Cartel apologizes for kidnapping, killing Americans, turns over 5 it says responsible The two survivors were found Tuesday in a wooden shack near the Gulf coast.Īmericans kidnapped in Mexico: They went for a BBL? There's a bigger question about this procedure They were caught in a drug cartel shootout in the border city of Matamoros, and video showed them being hauled off in a pickup truck. The episode stands in stark contrast to the government and media frenzy over the abduction of four Americans on a road trip to Mexico for plastic surgery. and Mexico haven’t said much about their pursuit of Maritza Trinidad Perez Rios, 47 Marina Perez Rios, 48 and their friend, Dora Alicia Cervantes Saenz, 53. Peñitas Police Chief Roel Bermea said their families have been in touch with Mexican authorities, who are investigating their disappearance.īeyond that, officials in the U.S. The FBI said Friday it is aware that two sisters from Peñitas, a small border city in Texas near McAllen, and their friend have gone missing. But the fate of the three women, who haven’t been heard from in about two weeks, remains a mystery and has garnered relatively little publicity.

The abduction of four Americans in Mexico that was caught on video last week received an avalanche of attention and was resolved in a matter of days. PEÑITAS, Texas – Two sisters from Texas and a friend are missing in Mexico after they crossed the border last month to sell clothes at a flea market, U.S.

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