A California woman was killed in a drug-related shooting in Tulum, Mexico, highlighting the ongoing safety risks for tourists in the country. This incident follows a string of violent events involving travelers in Mexico and abroad, prompting renewed calls for caution.
When several Americans planned to travel abroad for relaxing vacations, their dream vacations quickly turned to real-life nightmares and terror. California woman shot dead in Mexican resort town popular with Americans An American woman died in the crossfire of an apparent drug deal gone bad at a popular Mexican beach resort in the municipality of Tulum.Prosecutors maintain that Honarbakhsh died as a result of a stray bullet.
Other tourists in recent years have died in gang-related crossfire in Tulum, including a California travel blogger and a German, who were killed in 2021 while eating in a restaurant after rival drug dealers started shooting each other. Last year, the U.S. issued “Do Not Travel” warnings for parts of Mexico ahead of the popular March spring break travel period, citing gang violence and noting that U.S. citizens have “become seriously ill or died in Mexico after using synthetic drugs or adulterated prescription pills.”In November, an Oregon nurse was found dead during her vacation in Hungary after she disappeared from a nightclub. Budapest police said 31-year-old Mackenzie Michalski, a nurse practitioner from Portland, was killed by a man she met. Michalski’s friends alerted authorities after she missed her departing flight and her belongings were left in her Airbnb. Authorities were able to track down surrounding security footage and identified a male suspect who was last seen with Michalski. Police later detained an Irish citizen in connection to Michalski’s disappearance, who admitted he met her at a local nightclub and danced before leaving together for his apartment.Authorities said that after the murder, the suspect cleaned his apartment, placed her body in a wardrobe cabinet and went out to purchase a suitcase. He allegedly placed Michalski’s body in the suitcase, rented a car and drove it to Lake Balaton, approximately an hour and a half drive from Budapes
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