"Tropical Resorts: Cartel Killers No Longer 'Off Limits' for Americans"

Mexican drug cartels are now targeting popular tourist resorts along the Caribbean coast, previously considered off-limits, resulting in gruesome violence and American visitors becoming collateral damage. The shift in cartel behavior has led to a surge in killings and kidnappings, impacting the country's $30 billion tourism industry. The once-respected code among cartels has been abandoned, with resorts now being open targets for violence, posing a significant threat to international visitors and the tourism-dependent economy.