A 12-year old boy was killed by a stray bullet after armed men on jet skis opened fire on a beach in Cancun, Quintana Roo yesterday afternoon. Their target was an alleged drug dealer who fled on foot, unharmed.
According to local news, the gunmen arrived on jet skis around 3 p.m. of 28 June on the beach in front of the hotel Riu Cancún and opened fire at their target, a man described by some outlets as being a drug dealer. Their target ran away unharmed.
The sole victim, identified as 12-year old Santiago, was struck in the chest by a bullet. Witnesses say he collapsed in front of his family. He was taken to an IMSS hospital in Cobá, where he died.
Attacks such as this threaten to shatter Cancun's image as a tropical vacation paradise. Homicides have steadily increased across the state over the last decade, driven by disputes between criminal groups who fight for control of plazas for the sale of drugs, prostitution, and extortion. Just last year, homicides increased an alarming 31% to 805.
Much of this violence is centered around the hotel district of Cancun, where wealthy tourists have created a lucrative market for the sale of drugs and other vices. According to one local news site, the price of a marijuana blunt rises 600% in this area.
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| Graph created by author by INEGI homicide figures. |
Jet ski facilitated attacks along the coastline are one way criminal groups have adapted to the local geography. There have been about a dozen similar attacks over the last couple years. Dr. John P. Sullivan, a researcher focused on organized crime told InSight Crime: "This is not really new, jet skis were used earlier (than 2016) in smuggling operations. Beach assaults will continue as long as trafficking and street-level sales occur in contested beach markets.”
Jet skis enable a rapid attack and easy retreat from grounded security forces. Henry Shuldiner of InSight Crime noted how they mimic the motorbike assassinations common across Latin America, with one criminal driving and one shooting. The perpetrators are never captured.
In response to the spate of attacks, in 2021, the local sailors union requested that the government regulate the use of jet skis in the Cancun region, as well as better monitor the coastline, reported local news. The following year, thirty beachfront businesses signed an agreement to share their CCTV footage with local authorities.
According to locals in the jet ski sector, criminals often steal from their fleets, using the jet skis for crimes before discarding them or even returning them to their docks. For fear of retribution, these crimes are rarely reported.
Sources: Aristegui Noticias, Quintana Roo Hoy, Animal Politico, XEVT, InSight Crime, Por Esto, SIPSE, Small Wars Journal, Por Esto, Por Esto, Por Esto
Sources: Aristegui Noticias, Quintana Roo Hoy, Animal Politico, XEVT, InSight Crime, Por Esto, SIPSE, Small Wars Journal, Por Esto, Por Esto, Por Esto
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Those who say innocents don't die from these scumbag criminals are stupid. Most of the murders are innocent people. Nuff Said!!!
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ALMO nutthuggers say that, they are in denial.
DeleteYou're an idiot. You don't know the stats.
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DeleteYa Nuff Said!!
DeleteI can give you a quick rundown of the type of innocents getting killed.
Delete1. Stray bullet victims
2. Victims who refuse to pay extortion
3. People who refuse to join cartel
4. People who talk about cartel
5. Females who refuse to be prostitutes for cartel
6. Females who refuse advances from cartel members
7. Journalist who report on cartel
8. Migrants who can't pay extortion
9. If your related to cartel member
10. Politician who wants to be clean
11. Police officer who wants to be clean
These are all examples of innocents being killed. Nuff Said!!!
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DeleteNuffy well said.
Unfortunately you have the Obrador ball lickers, wanting to hide all you said, under the carpet, and go along with Obradors saying, it's only cartel on cartel killings, that citizens are not killed. Obrador a true liar.
All the more reason legalize marijuana. I was in Cancun that week and did not hear anything on the news, seems like the government covers it up incidents for a month or so.
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DeleteYa es Acapulco ahi
ReplyDeleteJet ski very popular getaway vehicle in Acapulco.
DeleteSame thing happened in June of 2021.
ReplyDeleteTwo vendors killed and an American tourist was injured.
Ban jet skis along the beach fronts. Shooter must be proud. Target runs away, kills a child instead. Someone needs to be fired.
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DeleteOverboard. Lol
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DeleteSafe to wear my Rolex and polo shirts? I am very white, or as your Mexicanos say 'el Gringo'.
DeleteJust type in weed Cancun in twitter you'll find the right ppl 😉
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DeleteMexicans don't say "gringos", only white people say that.
Mexicans call say "gabachos".
Yes 👍 gringo, super duper safe.
DeleteALMO said so far this year only 2 homicides have occurred.
Also bring 5-6 24k gold chains, make sure to put them on at night.
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Delete01:52 Well. I so like Jamaica but the locals do kill each other in certain hoods. Also, you do not want to go into the mountains of Jamaica alone as a stranger and start plucking some hippie's weed you see between the bannana groves and chicken.
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Cozumel used to be an exclusive getaway for rich people. We have a family summer home there that we rent out and visit. The place is luxury.
I don't feel safe as a gringo tourist who likes to wear gold chains and watches like the rest of people in Mexico and the USA. Mexicans love their gold chains and silver too.
Now, when I travel I usually bring enough weapons and poisions to murder at least 50 -200 Mexicans at a time.
Oh man that last paragraph.
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ReplyDeleteThey say those sick basterds los chapitos stole Damaso dad and brothers corpses from the cemetery
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Delete16:58
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aparrently,they got Dr Herbert West's Green Juice hypodermics to reanimate the corpses to lead the cartel.
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ONE kid, how about THOUSANDS of kids in Palestine since October? THAT's newsworthy!
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I will keep it short and simple.
Had the people with guns and paragliders not attack , defenseless
citizens, minding their own business at home or at the concert on October 7, 2023. No kids from Palestine would be dead. No retaliation bombing would have happened. Now you cry foul.
Shut up about Palestine.
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The one on the bay?
I told you guys that Quintana Roo and Cancun and Cozumel are no longer safe for Canadians or tourists who only stay on the resort/beach and you have to watch out for stray bullets. This is not the first time since December 2023 that this has happened. Fuck MEXICANS and their shitty cartels. White Power.
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