Armed subjects murdered three alleged drug dealers on the beach of a hotel in Cancun, in the Mexican Caribbean, in the middle of the Easter holidays, as confirmed on Monday by the Attorney General of the State of Quintana Roo.
The events occurred around 9:00 a.m. local time in the beach area in front of the Fiesta Americana Condesa Hotel, at kilometer 16.5 of Kukulcán Avenue, in what is known as the second stage of the hotel zone of Cancun.
The murder occurred while Mexico began the Easter holiday period in Mexico, one of the most important in the country, which coincides with the arrival of thousands of tourists from the United States known as “springbreakers.”
When the so-called “Code Red” was issued, in which all municipal, state and federal authorities intervene, a security fence was set up at the two entrances of the hotel zone, the one that connects with the city and leads to the Cancun international airport. .
This road also communicates with the Cancun-Playa del Carmen-Tulum highway.
Local authorities reported the arrest of a suspect for having participated in the homicide, but no further details have been released so far.
Although the identity of the victims has not been revealed, preliminary data indicates that they are street vendors who roam the coasts of the entire hotel zone, presumably linked to the retail sale of drugs.
Just this weekend the “Safe Beaches” operation began in Quintana Roo, involving the Secretary of the Navy (Semar), the Secretary of Public Security of Quintana Roo (SSP) and the Municipal Secretary of Public Safety and Transit of Benito Juárez ( smspyt).
As a result of the first reviews of this operation, the arrest of seven people was reported, including the suspect in the homicide.
These seven people became suspicious in the presence of the authorities and tried to escape.
When the agents intercepted them, they resisted the search and tried to hit the policemen, for which they were arrested.
Sources consulted by EFE indicated that the seven detainees are engaged in street trade and are suspected of engaging in the sale of drugs on the beaches of Cancun.
Cancun concentrates almost half of international tourism in Mexico and its airport received a record 30 million arrivals in 2022.
This despite the fact that the beach has experienced episodes of violence due to the sale of drugs in which foreign tourists have died.
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