Four people were found dead near a hotel in Cancun, according to Mexican officials, in the latest bout of violence in the popular tourist destination.
Two people have been arrested for their possible involvement in the deaths of four people, according to the Attorney General of the state of Quintana Roo. All of the deceased are Mexicans, said José Pablo Mathey Cruz, the Secretary of Public Security of Benito Juárez, the municipality where Cancun is located.
Everyone kept us there until they secured the area, and right now there are police, the Navy, everyone, everyone in the beach area and it’s very uncomfortable for us,” he said. The security situation in Cancun has deteriorated in recent years. In 2021, the Mexican government said the National Guard would permanently deploy to Cancun and its surrounding area following a rise in violence there linked to organized crime, Reuters reported.