U.S. Ambassador Tony Garza condemned threats against American reporters amid intelligence reports that drug traffickers were planning to kill foreign journalists along the U.S.-Mexico border, according to AP. In a statement Friday, Garza condemned threats against journalists as «an attempt to intimidate them from reporting the truth.» Garza gave no details of the threats, but a U.S. Embassy official said U.S. law enforcement officials have reliable information that drug traffickers are planning to target foreign journalists. The official spoke only on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to make public statements. While past attacks have targeted local reporters, the threat against foreign journalists indicated that drug traffickers are becoming bolder in their attempts to silence news reports on their activities.
