Folks, A caver and friend of mine who works for the Office of Homeland Security asked me to send this out. He said they were briefed last night on a new, credible, and serious threats related to travel by Americans in Mexico and also southern Texas. There is confirmed intelligence that the Zeta Cartel has offered a very serious reward for any US Official (or possible civilian) so that they can be publically tortured and killed as a show of defiance to the US Government for what they believe is involvement in the Mexican Government crackdown on the drug trade.
The recommendation is to not travel in Mexico right now, especially along the border area. This includes areas that have normally been safe in the past. The recommendation is that if you must go to Mexico, folks should go in groups and stay in groups, and not travel at night. As my source says, the "bad guys" are heavily armed and quite serious about this. They will fight and have placed no value on any human life that could be caught in any cross fire or anyone being held captive. On another note, when visiting the Deep and Punkin Nature Preserve, which is located only a few miles from the border checkpoint on 377 in Edwards County, you should be aware of your surroundings.
