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At least Two people have died And various Tourist injured After the drug cartel had a gunfight on the beach Puerto Morelos, Mexico, Very close to Cancun, Caused horror scenes of tourists and workers.
The incident occurred at 2:00 pm local time.Between a group 10 and 15 people They brought headscarves and armed forces to the beach in two boats and spoke to two people, apparently drug dealers (small-scale drug dealers) from a rival group.
In the first crash, an accused drug dealer died, a tourist was injured, and another drug dealer tried to take refuge in a room in the hotel. Hyatt Ziva Riviera, A luxurious complex that opened only a month ago.
#AzucenaxMilenio | Two suspected drug dealers were murdered in Puerto Morelos, #QuintanRoo What frightened the tourists; what is known is that a hostile group will attack them to maintain control of the area pic.twitter.com/GGtatL7l54
-Azucena Uresti (@azucenau) November 5, 2021
As soon as he entered the hotel, the second person was chased by the public points of the building. He was shot dead in front of several tourists and workers.
In the process of fleeing, the drug lords forcibly hijacked a ship, took the captain and other crew hostages, and was later released.
In social networks, several photos have been posted on how to Some tourists, many from the United States, have already ran to their rooms They locked themselves in to protect themselves. Some people even put chairs behind the door as a bunker. In some videos, hotel staff can be seen asking them to keep a low profile and remain calm.
A similar incident occurred at a restaurant in Tulum, less than 100 kilometers from Puerto Morelos, last week, resulting in the deaths of two tourists.
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Armed personnel entered the “Azul Beach Resort” hotel in Puerto Morelos, Quintana Roo, where the shooting took place.
The first report detailed that a commando shot and captured a person, then escaped by boat.#ReporteCiudadanoNoticias pic.twitter.com/RLfvWKju9D-Report November 5, 2021
Afraid to speak
Hours after the incident, the shifts of several workers were obviously affected, and some workers registered Neurasthenia. Neither the staff nor the few guests who left the facility issued a statement to the media.
The U.S. Embassy in Mexico said in a brief message that it was informed of a shooting incident on the beach area shared by Hyatt Ziva Riviera Cancun and Azul Beach Resort Riviera Cancun in Puerto Morelos.
“The Mexican authorities are responding to this situation. We recommend that American citizens in the area contact relevant family and/or friends and inform them that they are safe,” the authorities demanded.
The nightmare of tourism workers and investors #Quintana roo This became a reality. The Armando commando arrived at the hotel beach in Puerto Morelos by boat and killed 2 people… Is it now if they pay attention to this problem, or will we continue to use pure medicine to relieve pain? ? ? pic.twitter.com/JX4afPPvsF
-Lourdes Cruz (@Lourdes_Cruz_) November 5, 2021
25,392 homicides
Mexico had the most violent two years in its history in the first two years of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s term, with 34,689 murders and victims in 2019 There will be 34,558 in 2020.
State accumulation There were 25,392 intentional homicides between January and September 2021. In the first nine months of this year, Quintana Roo added 495 murders.