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Yanira Maldonado, 42, accompanied by her husband, Gary, speaks to the media after arriving home, Friday, May 31, 2013 in Goodyear, Ariz. Maldonado was released from a prison on the outskirts of Nogales, Mexico late Thursday, May 30, 2013 after being jailed in Mexico on a drug-smuggling charge. She was released after court officials reviewed her case. Maldonado was arrested by the Mexican military last week after they found nearly 12 pounds (5.4 kilograms) of Marijuana under her seat on the commercial bus traveling from Mexico to Arizona. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)
Jun 3, 2013

Woman’s jailing in Mexico highlights tourist risks

The weeklong detention of an American woman after Mexican authorities said they found 12 pounds of marijuana under her bus seat illustrates just one of the perils Americans face while traveling south of the border.

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