A U.S.-citizen kidnap negotiator is himself kidnapped in Mexico:

Independent organizations say Mexico has one of the world’s highest kidnapping rates, competing with Colombia, where kidnap crews tied to anti-government guerrillas perfected the art. …
The U.S. State Department warns that while the risk of abduction has “diminished significantly” in Colombia, in Mexico, “kidnapping, including the kidnapping of non-Mexicans, continues at alarming rates” and has become “a lucrative business.” …
Fred Burton, a vice president for counterterrorism and corporate security for Stratfor, a geopolitical intelligence company that does business in Mexico, said, “It’s like the Beirut hostage days down there. You’re pretty much on your own. You have to get yourself out of trouble.” …
A few months ago, Batista appeared on a television show in Mexico hosted by Ana Maria Salazar, who served as an anti-drug official in the Clinton administration. In the interview, Batista said, chillingly, that Mexico was the worst place in the world to be kidnapped, outside of Iraq. …

Better get that fence built.