Mexican cartel hands over ‘kidnappers’ of US tourists
24 March 2023 |
3:28 pm
Things take a strange turn after a Mexican cartel leaves five people bound and alive at an intersection - saying they were the kidnappers behind the abduction of American tourists last week.
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