( CNN ) -- The FBI is turning to the public for any information about the apparent kidnapping in Mexico of a U.S. Marine reservist . Armando Torres , III was kidnapped , along with his father and uncle , by armed men in La Barranca , Tamaulipas , Mexico , on May 14 , the FBI said . Torres drove across the International Port of Entry Bridge at Progresso , Texas , to visit his father 's ranch in La Barranca , Tamaulipas , the FBI said . Shortly after he arrived at the ranch , armed gunmen entered the ranch and took Torres , as well as his father , Armando Torres II , and his uncle , Salvador Torres , by force , the FBI said . The father and uncle are Mexican citizens and the three have not been seen or heard from since . The state prosecutor 's office in Mexico 's Tamaulipas state told CNN that neighbors said the apparent kidnapping could be tied to a land dispute involving the Marine 's father . Torres , of Baytown , Texas , is a corporal in the Marine Individual Ready Reserve . The State Department is aware of reports that a U.S. citizen had been kidnapped in Mexico , an agency official not authorized to speak for full attribution told CNN . `` The U.S. Consulate General in Matamoros is working with Mexican authorities to obtain more information . Due to privacy considerations , we can not provide further information , '' the official said . Mexican authorities have launched an investigation and the FBI has opened an international kidnapping investigation . It is requesting anyone with information to contact the FBI-Brownsville Resident Agency Office . CNN en EspaÃ±ol 's Rene Hernandez contributed to this report .
Armando Torres III was visiting his father 's ranch last month . Armed gunmen entered shortly after Torres arrived and took him , his father and his uncle . Neighbors say it could be tied to a land dispute , according to prosecutors in Mexico .