That’s for the Mexican police and US authorities to figure out. American tourists get robbed there all the time by the cops and others. These kids likely didn’t have much money.
In Tijuana, they randomly murder each other and murder for drugs. Life is cheap in TJ.
2,000+ homicides in the past 12 months. Chicago is much safer, so is Kabul.
I think it’s almost 3000
You can be kidnapped by bored low ranking New Generation Cartel of Tijuana for literally 1500 bucks
Make your folks wire it via Walmart to Walmart
I’m not joking .....I have a Guadalajara friend ....it happened to his daughter visiting there once
Now his family gets to the airport they are met by offduty CISEN agents which are like Mexican KGB...and he’s not rich rich....maybe 1-2 million net worth but he has a small finca with cattle outside Guadalajara and local bandits think since he’s now a gringo and has a ranch he must be rich
I think he paid 25,000 to save his daughter...who’s gorgeous btw...I mean fine as frogs hair
It’s a mess...Jalisco used to be really safe
TeeJuana......has always been grubby