A Mexican drug gang spray-painted a pointed message for U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents next to a school on Friday: "Gringos (D.E.A.), We know where you are and we know who you are and where you go. We are going to chop your [expletive] heads."
Unfriendly messages aren't a new phenomenon in the drug war-torn parts of Mexico, but it is unusual for them to address American officials.
The message was left in Chihuahua, which is only about 220 miles from the American border.
Officials did not immediately comment on the message.
The spray-painted message was discovered the same day that Mexican marines battled alleged members of the Zeta drug cartel, leaving 15 cartel suspects dead and injuring six marines.
The troops also detained 17 gunmen, according to a statement from the Mexican navy.
On Saturday, Texas authorities urged Americans not to cross into the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo after they said they had received information that Zetas could be targeting Americans.
"According to the information we have received, the Zetas are planning a possible surge in criminal activity, such as robberies, extortions, car-jackings and vehicle theft, specifically against U.S. citizens," DPS Director Steven McCraw said in a statement.
More than 34,000 people have been killed in the ongoing drug violence in Mexico since 2006.
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