Two dead in shooting on the neighboring beach of the Mexican resort of Cancun

Two alleged drug dealers died this Thursday after facing gunshots on the beach of an exclusive neighboring hotel in Cancún, the main tourist destination in the Mexican Caribbean, informed the local prosecutor’s office.

“There was a confrontation between members of antagonistic groups of drug dealers on a beach in Bahía Petempich, Puerto Morelos. Two of them lost their lives at the scene. There are no seriously injured “, reported the Quintana Roo prosecutor’s office (east) on Twitter.

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The events were recorded in the beach area of ​​the Hyatt Riviera hotel, which is part of the luxurious resorts of the Mexican Caribbean, according to testimonies from guests on social networks.

Images released by these tourists show the moments of panic that were experienced in the hotel complex.

The @FGEQuintanaRoo reports that there was a confrontation between members of antagonistic groups of drug dealers on a beach in Bahía Petempich, Puerto Morelos. Two of them lost their lives at the scene. There are no serious injuries.

Information in process ⚠️

– Attorney General QR (@FGEQuintanaRoo) November 4, 2021

Mike Sington, an executive of the American chain NBC Universal who was at the scene, published on his certified Twitter account images of tourists, many in bathing suits, sheltering in the corridors of the Hyatt Riviera hotel.

“The Quintana Roo Police have already verified what happened,” says the @SSP_QROO about what happened at the Azul Beach Resort in Bahía Petempich, in Puerto Morelos pic.twitter.com/Csn5FT55dp

– Joaquín López-Dóriga (@lopezdoriga) November 4, 2021

The television executive pointed out that, according to testimonies from guests who were on the beach, “some armed men came shooting.”

“They all ran off the beach and out of the pools. The (hotel) staff told us to hide in the rooms behind the kitchens, ”he added.

Sington’s videos show dozens of tourists, many in bathing suits, and workers inside the hotel. “People are hugging and crying,” he added.

????????#LAST HOUR Shooting at a hotel in Puerto Morelos, Cancun, was due to a confrontation between drug gangs. There are two dead.
Tourists were taken to shelters. pic.twitter.com/yASlZTIoQg

– Meganoticias Puebla (@MN_PUEBLA) November 4, 2021

Puerto Morelos, where the confrontation broke out, is a neighbor of Cancun, the main recipient of foreign tourists from Mexico.

Violence linked to crime, especially the retail sale of drugs, has hit the Mexican Caribbean for years.

Most violent incidents have been in urban areas and rooms, far from exclusive hotels.

But in recent years, armed clashes have broken out in tourist areas such as this Thursday.

Last October, a shooting between alleged criminals cost the lives of two tourists, one German and one Indian, in Tulum, a resort located south of Cancun and a neighbor of the Riviera Maya.

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