Sea Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 The U.S. Consulate General in Guadalajara, 3 p.m. email: The U.S. Consulate General in Guadalajara would like to inform U.S. citizens that information is available on social media, allegedly originating from a transnational criminal organization, that they will conduct attacks on gas stations in the state of Jalisco beginning at 10:00 pm tonight, December 30. While these threats are unconfirmed, the Regional Security Office at the Consulate has advised Consulate employees to avoid using gas stations from 10:00 pm tonight through 8:00 am, December 31. American citizens should be aware of their surroundings if they intend to visit gas stations during this time and monitor local media for additional information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bournemouth Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 Follow up to this note: http://news.jammedup.com/2016/12/30/mexican-drug-cartel-threatens-to-burn-down-gas-stations-who-fail-to-regulate-price-of-fuel/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Posted December 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 A friend of mine said the social media warnings were from gas stations who wanted people to wait until the higher price is in effect to buy gas. That article you posted is very convincing though. I'm staying out of the interpretation business. I'm only passing on the Consulate warning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suegarn Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 This warning is a hoax. There was no official warning from the consulate. Please verify these things before panicking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyfull Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 11 minutes ago, suegarn said: This warning is a hoax. There was no official warning from the consulate. Please verify these things before panicking! I got an email from the US Consulate today. Came from acsgdlmessages@state.gov Security Message for U.S. Citizens: Transnational Criminal Organization Threats To Attack Jalisco Gas Stations The U.S. Consulate General in Guadalajara would like to inform U.S. citizens that information is available on social media, allegedly originating from a transnational criminal organization, that they will conduct attacks on gas stations in the state of Jalisco beginning at 10:00 pm tonight, December 30. While these threats are unconfirmed, the Regional Security Office at the Consulate has advised Consulate employees to avoid using gas stations from 10:00 pm tonight through 8:00 am, December 31. American citizens should be aware of their surroundings if they intend to visit gas stations during this time and monitor local media for additional information. For further information: • See the State Department's travel website for the Worldwide Caution, Travel Warnings, Travel Alerts, and Country Specific Information for Mexico. • Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive security messages and make it easier to locate you in an emergency. • Contact the U.S. Consulate in Guadalajara, located at Progreso 175, Americana, Guadalajara, Jalisco 44160, during business hours Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 011-52-33-3268-2100 or via email at acsgdl@state.gov . • You may also call 011-52-55-5080-2000 after-hours. • Contact information for the Embassy and other U.S. Consulates General in Mexico can be found on the U.S. Embassy Mexico City website. • Call 1-888-407-4747 toll-free in the United States and Canada or 1-202-501-4444 from other countries from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays). • Follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Posted December 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 Ditto on the warning from the consulate. Their warning is clearly is not a hoax. Also, I'm not panicking. Just passing along a possible problem. The consulate's job is to prepare us for possibilities. Their email specified "allegedly originating from a transnational criminal organization", note "allegedly". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 suegarn..do you receive US consulate warnings? I thought you were Canadian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vetteforron Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 Warning not a hoax....but, just be careful. I have all 6 of my vehicles full and a few 20 liters containers full just in case. However much ado about nothing. I am the type which feels it is better to be prepared than not. Let me mention I am not a pepper but, I do have a large pantry. Pepper's are crazy right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookj5 Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 Good thing I filled up this afternoon! Given my limited driving, my tank-full will probably last me to the end of January. Hopefully by then things, including the price of gas, will have settled down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 Looks like the price of gas will settle UP not down. Good thing we don't drive much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bournemouth Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 For those who doubt, the warning is on the Consulate website now: https://mx.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/guadalajara/american-services/security-message-u-s-citizens-transnational-criminal-organization-threats-attack-jalisco-gas-stations-2/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 It is past 8am on the 31st so the warning is off now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Guy Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 No one should be dismissive about warnings from the US consulate. To call any warning a hoax is irresponsible. This is Mexico and heads do roll, read the news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 I'm thinking since I heard this long before the consulate posted anything, I wouldn't be too quick to assume that any "deadline" has passed. These are cartels, not school-teachers (oh, wait, that may be a bad comparison...). Who said they have to live up to their announcements? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 If indeed it was some cartel making an announcement... no one really knows. The consulate heard about it and passed it on after that everyone decides what they want to do.. You cannot stop living because there is a rumor that there will be some attack on the gas stations.. What are people to do ? Stop buying gas?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlotta Posted December 31, 2016 Report Share Posted December 31, 2016 SueGarn: Before making stupid remarks, please verify them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hensley Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 The consulate spreading more rumors,what is new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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