US warns against travel to Rocky Point, other parts of Mexico

The U.S. State Department has extended and expanded its travel warnings regarding Mexico, citing continued drug cartel violence. That includes telling U.S. tourists and business travelers to consider avoiding nonessential travel to Rocky Point and Nogales. The State Department updated its Mexico travel warnings Feb. 8, pointing out that 47,500 people have been killed in Mexican drug wars since 2006. Mexico is Arizona’s largest trading partner. The expanded warning impacts trade, tourism and

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