Kidnapping of Americans sets off alarms for Texans who travel frequently to Mexico
The kidnapping of four Americans – two of whom were killed – in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros has set off alarms for Texans who make frequent trips to Mexico. He recalls driving his van full of aid from Texas to Mexico when criminal groups stopped him. Not once but three times on the same day in Nuevo Laredo. The groups wanted to extort money from him. Gamboa, 58, works for Centro Cristiano De Milagros church. He typically travels every two or three weeks to Matehuala in the...