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Cartels Could be Resorting To Kidnapping Citizens As Flow Of Migrant Dries Up Due To Trump's Crackdown

A Mexican soldier stands guard next to some graffitis of the drug trafficker Mayo Zambada (MZ) and the criminal group "Cartel de Sinaloa" (CDS) (Credit: PEDRO PARDO/AFP via Getty Images)

Cartels might start resorting to kidnapping citizens as the flow of migrants dries up as a result of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

Speaking to Border Report, the leader of a citizen's advisory board in Juarez, Mexico, said recent cases of kidnapping not involving migrants should be considered a "red flag." "That this is happening is not good news for the city," said Guillermo Asiain, a member of the city's nonprofit Mesa de Seguridad y Justicia.

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