Six drug gang members were arrested Monday in the Mexican tourist town of Cancun on suspicion of killing and dismembering five people with machetes and burying the remaining three in shallow graves, prosecutors said.
Quintana Roo State Police say six men are involved in the grizzly bear murder. The incident first came to light on January 29, when police discovered the hacked bodies of five people inside a motorcycle taxi.
The investigation revealed that the officers were members of a notorious criminal organization in the area that involved drug sales, extortion, vehicle theft and murder.
The victim has not been identified.
After arresting the group, police seized drugs including marijuana, cocaine and crack, as well as two firearms used by the Mexican military.
Police also seized the motorcycle taxis used to transport the dismembered bodies, one of which was reported stolen on January 11.
When police traced the stolen vehicle to where it had been taken, they found the bodies of three people thrown into a ditch and buried in a shallow grave.
The Quintana Roo Attorney General’s Office identified the six adult males arrested as Cristian N., Yovani N., Pablo N., Raul N., Ernesto Alonso N., and Rosario N.
The men were taken into custody along with two minors, whose names have not been released.
The arrests also included a major crackdown on the large-scale drug trade in Cancun, which included a large-scale crackdown on the large-scale drug trade in Cancun, where fake policemen preyed on tourists, delivered drugs, and used motorcycle taxis and minors as lookouts. Twenty-three other people were arrested as part of the call center.
Mexican authorities said a fake tourism agency was operating through a call center and offering sports equipment and tour packages to tourists in the popular resort city.
However, the suspects never provided any goods or services and simply kept the money.
Police said there was a drug dealing operation on the second floor of the call center, where sales were secured over the phone and delivered on motorcycles.
In addition to this large-scale organization, Quintana Roo State Police also arrested other suspects suspected of buying and selling drugs, including home delivery, on social media.
The popular tourist destination Cancun has seen a spate of violent crimes in recent years, with prosecutors recently confirming the deaths of an American man and woman who were shot during an argument at a beach club in Tulum, just south of the resort city, last week. did. .
Prosecutors say the American man who died in the shooting was in possession of cocaine and pills when he was shot. Police said the man appears to be a drug dealer and the woman appears to be a civilian caught in the crossfire.
Last year, the U.S. State Department issued a travel warning to tourists to be more aware of conditions in Mexican resorts about increased violent crime and drug enforcement.
But tourists appear undeterred, as Mexico’s tourism board revealed on Monday that foreigners spent about $31 billion in the country last year, about half of which was in Cancun. Spending increased by 10% from 2022.
with post wire
