Cancun Taxi Drivers Processed for Kidnapping Tourists

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The Attorney General of the State of Quintana Roo provided evidence that was assessed by a judge to link two taxi drivers in Cancun for their participation in the kidnapping of two Mexican tourists in the hotel zone.

In a statement, the Prosecutor's Office said that two drivers from the "Andrés Quintana Roo" Union are accused of being "helpers of the kidnapping crime ", so that they were given informal preventive detention for two years.

The Prosecutor's Office pointed out that the resolution was achieved thanks to a field and cabinet investigation work of the Ministerial Police attached to Kidnappings, with scientific and professional bases and supported by specialized experts in different areas.

Enough evidence to blame them:

In the hearing held yesterday, July 24, the prosecutor of the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Prosecutor's Office Specialized in Kidnapping Investigation provided sufficient elements to the control judge, who assessed them and dictated a process link against Miguel “N” and Aureo “N”. They were the first people investigated for the kidnapping of two people from Nuevo León.

Tomorrow Friday will be the hearing of resolution of connection to process against other four people related by the same case.

Taxi drivers in criminal acts:
This is the third case of taxi drivers in Cancun involved in high-level crimes in recent months.

First, elements of the Navy arrested a group of at least 8 operators in the hotel zone in possession of long and short weapons, camouflage clothing, chargers of various sizes, useful cartridges and 150 doses of drugs.

Child Sexual Exploitation:

In addition, an investigation is open for the crime of child sexual exploitation, after a taxi driver was arrested outside a motel, where he took a minor.