Mexico - Kidnap victims allegedly held in Mexican jail -Monterry 7-Oct-2011

[JeannieC]

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) -- Several police officers in northern Mexico allowed a violent drug gang to hold kidnap victims in the local jail while ransom payments were being negotiated, a state official said Thursday

A man and woman from San Diego, California, were detained and are in the custody of federal prosecutors, the statement said. It said neither was seriously injured.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_DRUG_WAR_MEXICO?SITE=WCNC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

 

[JeannieC]

I wonder how many Americans were/are in those jails and how many were among the bodies.

 

[JeannieC]

I've read articles and seen things on the news about missing people in Mexico but I've never heard any mention of a ransom for their safe return. Has anyone else read anything about this?