Cartel killings and kidnappings continue to plague Cancun and the surrounding areas as cartel criminal organizations continue to battle.
The groups tied to factions of the Sinaloa Cartel and Cartel Jalisco New Generation are fighting for control of the region’s lucrative drug distribution and other businesses catering to tourists.
Due to the healthy number of tourists that continue to arrive in Cancun and surrounding hotspots like Playa Del Carmen, Tulum, and Isla Mujeres, the violence in the region continues. The cartels try to keep or gain control of local drug distribution, sex trade, liquor trade, and other tourist geared commodities. Additionally, drug cartels have a history of extorting local businesses for protection money or forcing them, in the case of bars or restaurants, to sell drugs.
Earlier this week a group of gunmen dumped a severed human head in Cancun with a message threatening Lourdes Espin Alarco, the local police chief in Isla Mujeres. According to the local news outlet, neighbors called 911 and authorities responded to the Supermanzana to document the crime scene. The case was the second severed human head that had been dumped by gunmen in two days in or near Cancun. Additionally, on Monday, gunmen dumped a dismembered body that body did not have a head.
The message accused the local police chief of working with a man named El 15. She allegedly provided protection to his criminal group in exchange for bribes,According to the Quintana Roo Attorney General’s Office, El 15 is Hector Elias Flore Aceves, a lieutenant with the Sinaloa Cartel, who has been linked to several murders in Cancun and surrounding areas.
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