This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed. In late October, farther south in the laidback destination of Tulum, two tourists - one a California travel blogger born in India and the other German - were caught in the apparent crossfire of rival drug dealers and killed. In January, prosecutors said the killing of two Canadians near Cancun was motivated by debts between international gangs apparently dedicated to drug and weapons trafficking. The Caribbean coast, Mexico’s top tourism money-maker, has been hit by rampant violence. Most of the bodies were found in vacant lots or houses. The National Guard said later there was no evidence of any gunshots having been fired, and said the bangs may have occurred after someone knocked over three free-standing vertical display stands in the terminal.Īlso in March, authorities found four bodies dumped in undergrowth in Cancun, and said they were part of a total of 13 murders committed by the Jalisco cartel in the resort since September. Business & Finance Click to expand menu. WORLD Cancun Add Topic Four killed near Cancun beach resorts two suspects detained, Mexican officials say Orlando Mayorquin USA TODAY 0:04 0:41 Mexican officials confirmed Monday they.In 2021, farther south in the laid-back destination of Tulum, two tourists - one a California travel blogger born in India and the other German - were killed when they apparently were caught in the crossfire of a gunfight between rival drug dealers. In 2022, two Canadians were killed in Playa del Carmen, apparently because of debts between international drug and weapons trafficking gangs.

State Department issued a travel alert last month warning travelers to 'exercise increased caution,' especially after dark, at Mexico’s Caribbean beach resorts like Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Tulum, which have been plagued by drug gang violence in the past. The motive in that remains under investigation.

tourist was shot in the leg in the nearby town of Puerto Morelos. Last January, two other Canadians were killed and one injured in a shooting at a resort near Cancun. Monday’s killings came less that a week after a U.S. But gangs in Mexico frequently stake out exclusive areas where only they can sell drugs to tourists, and kill anyone selling drugs for a rival gang. The information offered Tuesday did not give any more details on the motive in the latest killings, in which two suspects were detained. Updated Members of the National Guard walk by the entrance of the resort after two suspected drug gang members were shot dead in a beachfront clash between rival groups. He said the gangs’ activities included drug dealing, kidnapping and extoring 'protection money' from business owners, by threatening to attack or kill them if they didn’t pay.

Two people were killed and eight wounded in shooting attacks on two bars in Cancun on May 6, 2022.Īt the time, Hernández said the two 'are trying to control what they call ‘the marketplace’ to carry out their criminal activities.' Cancun shooting: Drug violence sparks chaos at popular tourist resort in Mexico CNN Drug violence sparks chaos at popular tourist resort in Mexico By AJ Davis, Karol Suarez and Matt. In 2022, Lucio Hernández, the then-police chief of Quintana Roo, said Flores Aceves and a rival implicated in the bar attacks were members of the Sinaloa cartel, which split in the state. Two Canadians have been shot dead and another injured after a dispute among guests at a hotel resort near Cancún, Mexico, local security officials say.

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