Despite travel warnings, there have been no specific threats to commercial buses, which is why Angel

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At the Austin Greyhound and Americanos bus stations, the Delgado cruise line ratings family waits for an aunt and cousins to arrive from Durango, Mexico. The decision, for many families, to leave personal vehicles behind and travel to and from Mexico by bus is not only about convenience and their budget, but also safety.
According to a report from a private security company cruise line ratings called Grupo Savant last week's prison breakout of nearly 200 inmates in Nuevo Laredo was a recruiting effort by the Zetas drug cartel, which is battling the rival Gulf cartel. The report also says the Zetas will likely try to steal around 50 vehicles cruise line ratings to outfit those new cartel members.
"One of the preferred methods for these cartels to obtain transportation is to steal it so they set up blockades and they do carjackings," said Gary Hale, Grupo Savant Founder and Retired Chief of Intelligence - Field Intelligence Manager at Drug Enforcement Administration.
The Grupo Savant report also says the cartel members will look, more commonly for SUV's and trucks but also cars and it says they will look for ones with U.S. plates because they are reliable and road worthy.
Despite travel warnings, there have been no specific threats to commercial buses, which is why Angelica Sontoreyes and her kids took the bus, to avoid taking chances, and will spend Christmas in Austin with the Delgados.
Other than carjackings south of the border, security officials say cartel members are also breaking into and stealing vehicles in US border cities. So you're urged to use caution if you are driving to the border or the Valley for the holidays.   Latest News Games begin on Halloween weekend Judge sides with Planned Parentthood McCoy leads Horns to 21-17 win at KU Billions recoverd by whistleblowers Small fire at Sheraton hotel downtown Hit and run penalties could increase cruise line ratings Researchers map reporter's family line Killing hogs before they kill us Photos: Wilco jail haunted house Scared for a good cause More Stories
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