A Utah woman’s vacation to Puerto Vallarta included a detour to a Mexican jail after over-the-counter Sudafed pills were found in her luggage at the airport.
Jessica Carver and her husband, Jordan, said Tuesday they believe what happened to them amounts to a scam on tourists, and they pointed to other recent cases where visitors to Mexico have had to pay thousands of dollars to free themselves.
The couple had landed March 28 at the airport in Puerto Vallarta and was about to head with family to a resort when they were randomly flagged by customs agents . . .
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