An American woman was reportedly shot dead in the crossfire after a drug deal went awry in the Mexican beach resort of Tulum. fox news digital. The U.S. State Department has issued a travel advisory to the region due to increased crime.
Niko Honalbakhsh, 44, was later identified as being from Los Angeles. Local news reports linked the woman to a Belizean suspected drug trafficker who was also killed in the incident, but investigators dismissed these claims as unfounded.
The Quintana Roo state attorney general’s office has opened an investigation into the attack, which occurred on February 9. The slain suspected drug dealer was found with cocaine and “a clear bag containing red and orange pills,” the report said. He also had a bag containing a “brown granular powder.”
new york post report A suspect in the incident has been identified and authorities are searching for him. However, police have not released the suspect’s name.
This is not the first time a tourist has been killed in a drug-related shootout in the area. Travel blogger Anjali Ryot and Jennifer Hensoldt from Germany in 2021 was killed He was eating at a restaurant when he got caught up in a shootout between rival gangs in the area.
US Department of State issued a travel advisory It will launch in several regions of Mexico in August 2023.
Violent crimes such as murder, kidnapping, car theft, and robbery are prevalent and common in Mexico. The ability of the U.S. government to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens is limited in many areas of Mexico due to travel bans or restrictions for U.S. government personnel to certain areas. Many states have limited local emergency services outside of state capitals and major cities.
U.S. citizens are encouraged to follow travel restrictions for U.S. government employees. State-specific restrictions are included in the individual state recommendations below. U.S. government employees cannot travel between cities after dark or hail taxis on the street, and must rely on app-based services such as Uber or ride-hailing vehicles such as regulated taxi ranks. U.S. government employees should avoid traveling alone, especially to remote areas. U.S. government personnel may travel from the U.S.-Mexico border to interior Mexico, except for daytime travel within Baja California and between Nogales and Hermosillo on Mexican Federal Highway 15D and between Nuevo Laredo and Monterrey on Highway 85D. Or you can’t drive from interior Mexico.
Tulum has been designated as a crime-prone area. Americans are not prohibited from visiting this once-quiet beach resort, but are encouraged to use extreme caution.
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