A former NYPD officer has warned that this is the most dangerous spring break in history, due to the fact that drug cartels in Mexico are currently “out of control.”

An ex-cop has warned that students should not go to Mexico for spring break because of the country’s rampant drug cartel activity.

Every year, thousands of American college students flock to the Latin American country to take advantage of its beautiful beaches and lively nightlife.

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However, crime and violence have reached epidemic proportions, with the homicide rate tripling from 9.6 per 100,000 in 2006 to 28 in 2021.

Since its inception in 1999, Los Zetas has been one of the most dangerous drug cartels.

The US Treasury has labeled the popular tourist destination of Puerto Vallarta as a “strategic stronghold” for the drug trafficking organization known as The Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

And the infamous Gulf Cartel, which originated in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, in the country’s north, was a formidable drug smuggling organization before it split into smaller groups.

The kidnapping of four Americans in the border city earlier this month caused widespread panic in the lead-up to spring break.

A retired NYPD detective named Michael Alcazar warned his fellow countrymen against visiting Mexico.

The current time is the most dangerous time to visit Mexico, he said.

When it comes to the cartels, the Mexican government is completely powerless. There appears to be complete anarchy among the cartels.

A former NYPD officer with over 30 years of experience, Alcazar said, “It’s not worth getting hurt, or killed, or kidnapped for a couple [of] weeks break from college.”

Rather than staying at home, he suggested people go to Florida for spring break.

Texan public safety chief Steven McCraw issued the advisory after saying that visitors to Mexico face “a significant safety threat” from drug cartel violence.

Moreover, he said, “Based on the volatile nature of cartel activity and the violence we are seeing there, we are urging individuals to avoid travel to Mexico at this time.”

The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has declared his country to be “safer” than the United States.

Obrador will undoubtedly claim that Mexico is secure, as Alcazar put it. He has no intention of discouraging vacations.

Also, “he doesn’t want it to appear that he’s lost control of his country.”

It’s not worth risking injury, death, or kidnapping for a short break from school.

Alcazar warned that members of the cartels seek to instill widespread terror among unwary Americans.

He went on to say that the violence and openness of the cartels had increased. They are extremely violent, and they seek to inspire fear through their brutality.

The kidnappers killed two of the four Americans and held the other two hostage.

Latavia “Tay” McGee, Shaeed Woodard, Eric James Williams, and Zindell Brown were named as the victims.

According to CNN, a US official confirmed that Woodard and Brown were killed in the gunfight.

McGee was found to be unharmed, while Williams was hit in the leg by gunfire. The Americans received their return. to get medical care in Brownsville.

Police have arrested 24-year-old Jose Guadalupe on suspicion of involvement in the murderous kidnappings.

Officials say they have also arrested another 5.

Barbara Burgess, McGee’s mother, told ABC News that her daughter had gone to Mexico for a cosmetic procedure on the day of the kidnappings. McGee is 54 years old.

Before long after entering Tamaulipas, the group was taken hostage.

US officials told CNN that they believed the cartels had mistaken the Americans for Haitian drug smugglers.

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Approximately six miles from where they were abducted, the four friends were discovered in a “wooden stash house,” according to the governor of Tamaulipas.

Two weeks after crossing the border from Mexico, three women have still not been found.

According to Alcazar, U.S. citizens who have already made travel arrangements to Mexico may want to rescind those plans and request refunds.

On the other hand, he gave students a number of suggestions for how to stay safe while traveling.

If they feel safe traveling, then they should be extremely cautious,” Alcazar said.

It is recommended that Americans take their trips with friends or family.

He cautioned his fellow Americans to be careful with their money if they decided to explore the area outside of the resort.

In the same vein, Alcazar said, “Cartels look for people that have money. They are doing what they do best, which is hunting.

Cartels use Americans as a commodity to make money.

The US Department of State has issued a travel warning for six states in Mexico due to high kidnapping and homicide rates.

Colima, Guerrero, Michoacan, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas, and Zacatecas are some examples.

But authorities have urged U.S. citizens to be on their guard in popular tourist destinations like Mexico City.

Alcazar did not approve of the way the State Department handled the travel warnings.

He continued, “It feels like they [the warnings] were definitely more reactive than proactive.”

However, Brownsville, Texas, police detective Martin Sandoval spoke with The U.S. Despite the alarming rise in violent crime, the entire Mexican nation cannot be “labeled,” as some have argued.

“There are some parts of Mexico where there is a high crime rate, and then there are other areas, such as Cancun, where tourists go and people have fun and everything is great,” he said.

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