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Kidnappings and Hostage Situations

The Mexican media has seen numerous reports of an implantable device that could be used to locate kidnapping victims. Kidnapping in Mexico is rampant, with high-profile cases like that of Fernando Marti, whose family co-owns a Mexican chain of sporting good stores, showing that the rich along with less wealthy are vulnerable.

Unfortunately, the device generating media buzz has some serious drawbacks — and may even be counterproductive.

The Mexican security company Xega has been promoting the device, which when activated sends out a distress signal. It is about the size of a grain of rice, is implanted under the skin using a syringe, and activated by an external device potential kidnapping targets wear at all times.

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