It's probably no less incorrect than saying "the suspect is now somewhere north of Mexico, but we haven't been able to rule out the possibility that he's in Can

It's probably no less incorrect than saying "the suspect is now somewhere north of Mexico, but we haven't been able to rule out the possibility that he's in Canada" (with an unstated assumption that normally people said to be north of Mexico would be found in the United States). Edit: on reflection, I actually think I agree with opportune's concern after all, which I had slightly misunderstood at first.