Federal and state forces mounted an operation on Sunday to find kidnapped Mexican soccer star Alan Pulido, who was abducted in the crime-plagued northern border state of Tamaulipas.
The 25-year-old Pulido is a forward for Olympiacos of Greece and was part of Mexico's 2014 World Cup team, though he wasn't called up for the Copa America tournament that starts this coming week.
The Tamaulipas Coordination Group that includes federal and state security agents said on its Twitter account that it was searching for the player.
A state official earlier said Pulido was kidnapped early on Sunday after leaving a party near his hometown of Ciudad Victoria, the capital of Tamaulipas, a state that has suffered battles between major drug gangs.
