According to Border Report, the mayor of a Mexican border town was found alive Sunday after he was kidnapped for several hours while traveling in the northern state of Zacatecas, federal officials said.
Context
The report, filed in our CartelWatching · USA section, was first published by Border Report on Monday, November 9 and concerns Mexico.
Background
Zacatecas: Zacatecas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Zacatecas, is one of the 31 states of Mexico. It is divided into 58 municipalities and its capital city is Zacatecas.
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