In the next call, Pulido told the operator that state police had arrived outside. The operator told him to fire the pistol so they would know they were in the right spot, but Pulido said he had no bullets. Tamaulipas state Attorney General Ismael Quintanilla said at a news conference that emergency services received Pulido's call for help early Monday due to "a careless act by his captors." One thing the story does show is how dangerous Pulido's home state of Tamaulipas is. Stretching south from Mexico's border with southern Texas, Tamaulipas has long been plagued by warring drug cartels and ineffectual police.

Source: Fox News May 31, 2016 05:15 UTC