Blog dedicated to reporting on Mexican drug cartels
on the border line between the US and Mexico
.

Friday, June 16, 2017

Shoot out in the centre of Cancun ( video)

Translated by Otis B Fly-Wheel for Borderland Beat from an El Debate article

Subject Matter: Shoot out in Cancun tourist district
Recommendation: No prior subject matter knowledge required


A fierce shootout was registered in the commercial centre of Culiacan on Avenue Tulum, Coba and Bonampak up to the Plaza del Toros, in the Premier block of the city of Cancun, in which a confrontation between elements of the Army and State Police chased a group of sicarios.

In the first version of events, the confrontation between the armed groups happened at a place close to the bus station and the shootout continued into the restaurant zone and bars that ended at the plaza del toros.

The government of Quintana Roo has not confirmed the number of injured after the gun battle, but it is known that there are four people with gunshot injuries and one death.





Parts of the city centre are now closed, with police mobilized which has generated a climate of tension in the area. There were four detainees, all of whom were injured and were hospitalized, while others were detained by the Ministerial authority.

According to the residents testimony, gun shots were heard outside a shopping centre located on Tulum Avenue, at the top of Glorieta de las Estrellas and Lasa Caracoles, popularly known as Glorieta del Ceviche, in the centre of the city.

There were also detonations in the kiwi market, a few meters from the Glorieta and in front of the Municipal palace, very close to the same area.


The shooting spread to Nader Avenue, parallel to Tulum Avenue, where it is presumed that some of those implicated were injured.

The government of Quintana Roo issued a brief message: " The situation in Cancun is under control, after the arrest of a group of people.


Officially it was reported that it was the execution of a ministerial action, that provoked the chase and subsequent gun battle.

Some inhabitants reports gunfire at Plaza Las Avenidas, located in the Xcaret and Coba Avenues.

Original article in Spanish at El Debate

74 comments:

  1. Been there loved it and felt really safe these fucks have now scared alot of people off that experience.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. You only feel safe until you realize that you are not.

      Please note: I offer this profound comment at no charge to the BB community.

      Delete
    2. So true 3:40.

      Delete
    3. Always turn it into a hate game ?

      Delete
    4. No one is 100% safe in this world of maniacs.. No one.

      Delete
    5. @3:40: Now THAT is some funny shit! :) Thanks for the laugh!

      Delete
    6. 9:59 . Yes you are right but the smart people go where the odds are minimal to be a victim . Any person that has 2 brain cells to rub together understands the difference between a dangerous place and a safe place . Everybody that travels down that dangerous HI way in whatever part of mexico don't become victims . Like I always say , it don't happen until it happens and then its to late .

      Delete
    7. I rubbed my two brain cells together,
      and my teacher struck my hand with a wooden ruler.

      Delete
    8. I really loved it as well and this was 3 years ago.

      Delete
    9. Yep, when I was there a few years ago, it was Zeta turf, and the Zetas kept it calm and safe. Their security was invisible, but it was in place and tourists were totally safe. I wonder what the Zetas now do to these dumbfucks for screwing up their tourist income source?

      Delete
    10. Same here, small family hotel in Punta Allen,Cancun great people there. During tornado Emily in 2006. Stay safe

      Delete
    11. My wife nd I were in Cancun during this shoot out. We were in the hotel zone. I have to say that it was a bit scary since we had planned to go to the casino that night which was right close to the events happening, but changed our minds at the last minute. I also have to say seeing the police presents on the beach right after gave us a sense of security. There are mafia crimes happening all over the states and much worse than what went on down there that night. We're going back this year for 3 months. I'm not saying it's for everyone, but I'm not going to hide away every time something like this happens. I lived in Germany for 4 years and terrorism there is much more real than Mexico. I fear many cities in USA more than I do Cancun.

      Delete
  2. No, pos WOW!
    The poor tourists are running out of places to have fun, thank GOD!
    After all the only ones that benefit from the "industry" are the well to do, the well connected and the so called government.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. A lot of people earn their living in those places and they are the ones who really suffer when the tourists are gone.

      Delete
    2. Don't average mexicans work at these hotels? Or is it just government people making money on the side... lose tourist lose wages. The town I live in make 100s of millions a year from tourist. Don't like it. But if it wasn't for their spending. Our town would be a shit hole!

      Delete
    3. Hay mijito, como dices pendejadas...
      (Insert Carmen Salinas meme)

      Delete
    4. I mean they were chanting build the wall so.......

      Delete
    5. Tourism is only a small fraction of what money generates compared to its citizens in US who send money to Mexico.
      That money from the US is what sustains Mexicos economy. Imagine the impact if such unforeseen circumstance were to shut that down.
      Moreover, if anyone has been paying attention. Mexico has applied legal assistance for its undocumented citizens in the US. In other words trying to protect its economy not its citizens.
      Funny how the Mexican government can't protect citizens within. Rather protect those abroad.

      A visualization that's all. No racial intentions.

      E42

      Delete
    6. 345. Lots of canadians go to Mexico. We're not chanting build the wall.

      Delete
    7. Tourism is like the "gaming industry",
      for every ten people they hire one tousand lose their ass.
      Not for.nothno gambling was a vice before Capitalist jesus gave it His blessings so his followers could launder and offshore and abscond trillions of dollars...

      Delete
  3. Stay away from Mexico, you are at your risk!!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. I live here. The Cartels are not run my life. I am staying. Doing be afraid of mexico

      Delete
    2. Hahaha read June 16th at 3:40am comment please, it's free of charge

      Delete
    3. @7:27 You can say the deadliest period in mexico 2010 to 2013 is over.

      Delete
    4. 3:43 you just ain' seeing it, as the militarized poolice corporations and the military branches work mainly TO SUPPORT the private security forces enforcing the privatization of all the money making venues in mexico and other broke assed countries, parallel with their need to get their own pay as they see fit, you will surely see crime increases, and after a while reports of mass murders and mass graves and disappearances, matter of fact, epn has higher rates of murders and disappearances than FECAL, and epn is guilty of both.

      Delete
  4. Cancun gradually evolving into the next Acapulco if it doesn't get under control? Business owners must be raising hell with politicos...all that lost revenue. Just takes a few incidents like this to get in the media that will cause tourists to travel elsewhere and dent the profits.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. The problem is that the politicos make their money from the cartels and many business owners cash comes from the cartels too.

      Delete
    2. No, Acapulco is getting better, while Cancun slides downhill.

      Delete
    3. @9:39PM 😂
      The fuck you mean Acapulco is getting better? Yeah maybe compared to Baghdad

      Delete
    4. @5:23 am
      Businesses have taken a hit long time ago.
      Look at all those border like Laredo , Matamoros, Reynosa ect. Shops of all those tourists destinations were turned into ghost towns. Where revenue from tourists have become bleak. This is due to the violence and extortion from criminals.
      Citizens suffer not politicians.

      E42

      Delete
  5. You're right Cancun is the laundering hub of mexico

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. There is no evidence you even need to launder money in Mexico. The cartels earn and invest with impunity.

      Delete
    2. You hit on an important point here, drug money is invested into legal business to launder, on which tax is then paid into the Mexican treasury. So in some ways while drug money is considered evil, it does contribute to the Mexican GDP. Part of the problem in Quintana Roo is that while it was Zeta only turf at the height of their power they ar now fighting CdG and CJNG for control. CDs also have presence there.

      Delete
  6. Tourism , Mexicos pride and joy. One big giant laundering machine. IF you believe the Mexican MSM it's always going up too !! More and more Cruiseships , Hotel occupancy ..........KaBoom 💥

    ReplyDelete
  7. Damn shame, I still feel safe(r) on Isla Mujeres.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Telling it the way it is (in spanish):
    https://youtu.be/s2lftU4db1o

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. That is from January!

      Delete
    2. Why you say that ? Go to the link , it's dated 6/15.... there was another one in Jan., I have friends that witnessed it up close and personal .

      Delete
  9. I was in Cancun back in spring break of 2007. I had a great time with the exception of 3 incidents. 1 was introuduced to a guy who had been deported but had grown up in Pacoima Ca. He was a cholo and we had been introduced to him by one of the bar employees after we told him we were from L.A. he started rubbing me the wrong way when he kept insisting we go hang out to his house and call some girlfriends of his. My friend, being somewhat Naive was up for it, but I didn't trust him. We ended up losing him and moving on. The 2nd incident was with a gringo, he kept messing with my buddy until I told him to chill out. The Gringo tried to get brave until I told him we could fight, I didn't care because I could speak Spanish and talk my way out of jail. I told him I'd put the blame on him and they would believe me over him because I was Mexican. Fortunately it worked and he left is alone. The last incident ironically occurred with a local and a police officer. A drunk local decided to take a piss on my leg as we were riding on the bus. When I realized what was happening, I swung the guy around and ended up choking him with both hands on the seat all the way in the back of the bus. The bus driver ended up stopping in front of the police. I explained to the police officedr what had happened and the officer touches the piss, smells it and confirms it was urine and decides to put us both on the paddy wagon. I argued my case until we settled on 50 bucks. The local got slapped around and taken in. Other then those 3 incidents, we had a blast.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Heh small world...I grew up in Pacoima as well. But I've moved out of that cesspool people call California.

      Delete
    2. Your first incident was similar to mine. We we approached by a "bar guide" in the Zona Roja in Tijuana who promised us dope and some hot chicas. I smelled a setup but my stupid friend was all for it. I saved his life but got grief in return.

      Delete
    3. Sounds more like a bad occurrence after another.
      Wouldn't call that a blast.
      From attempted kidnap, to a rudely American and a bum on the bus.
      Would not recommend you give tourists attractions any time soon.

      Delete
  10. Going to Vancouver Canada this summer instead, it might rain H2O though, Not LED.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Going to Vancouver!!! Watch out for bigfoot. The chances of being kipnapped and kill in Vancouver is about the same as being kipnapped and eaten by bigfoot

      Delete
    2. 4:44 ans a Light Emitting Devices one will Lead the blind to the promised land of "Lead or Silver"

      Delete
  11. I told my realtor to sell my Condo in Cancun

    ReplyDelete
  12. The constant anti US gringo hatred is going to lose BB readers,im an immigrant myself and its so tiresome

    ReplyDelete
  13. There was a manta a while back where a new group from veracruz claiming they were going to kick all other groups Like the zetas the cdg and the cjng out

    ReplyDelete
  14. Cancun is a sleazy gringo tourist trap..

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Not all the gringos are sleazy, but many of them enjoy the pleasures all the sleazy mexican hotel and restaurant owners provide, according to:
      Lydia Cacho on her book "Los Demonios Del Eden"
      But this happens all over the world and in asia.

      Delete
  15. once Cancun falls, it's over. I have been there s few times, the locals were always bitching about their tips and always had their hand out. Now it's worse plus the gangs are there. It's basically a failed state and there is no way back from that.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. 3:07 I am soo glad the locals had their hands out, and that you are the witness, because nobody believes me, just because I am a mexicano.
      Next time pay one policia un peiso una torta y una soda to kick ass and force.the beggars to leave you alone.
      In Brazil the polesias kill the little boggers at night, it is a little bit more expensive...

      Delete
  16. Cowards I would have ran towards the bullets to get a better shot. .. atte el morroñis de la palma navolato sinaloa ajuua!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. @3:28pm
      Run towards bullets huh? Wearing an anonymous internet special trainer shirt.

      Delete
    2. LOL. Darwinism at it's best...

      Delete
    3. Lol @3:28 you're not the real morronis. He was one of the five dead the day El Chapo got captured in Los mochis, remember?

      Delete
  17. Doña Lety losing control of her plaza.

    ReplyDelete
  18. Let those criminals kill each other. Making the world a better place to live. Keep up the good work guys.

    ReplyDelete
  19. Why will light emitting diodes (LED) rain in Canada? Sounds very painful...lead.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Wow ! you can spell ! you must be one'a them genius type trolls !

      Delete
  20. Went to Mexico for a vacation and 100 loco Mexicans tried to lynch me!
    RussoNazi!

    ReplyDelete
  21. This is how the Cristaleros work.
    They offer free product to new customers. After a week the product gains a price tag. This is from actually watching the process down here. Gente that have nothing cannot even afford padlock (candado). Cristaleros raid these homes and take everything even the light bulbs. Ninety percent of the victims of drugs remain unknown. It is eating my country from within.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Muy interesante! Good post, amigo. Please write more on things.
      Mexico-Watcher

      Delete
    2. 1:14 that is how they work it in US junior high schools, right under the noses of the police officers walking all over the premises at the school, kinda serves to train the young students in keeping their cool...

      Delete
  22. Awesome. These minor incidents will hopefully lower the vacation rates!

    ReplyDelete
  23. So the flores brothers wife's have a book out on the horrific life they've lived with their husbands and how they now fear for their lives in protective custody. Go figure.

    ReplyDelete
  24. I just love Cancoon. Its ocean side breeze, The rolling hills, the lovely and charming brown folk I'm indeered to. When I talk to the white folk I say viva Mexico my friend. They just look at me and smile.

    ReplyDelete
  25. 11:12 yes well their husbands should have thought twice before turning in poor El Chapo

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. 10:42 they recorded Vicente Zambada Niebla asking the Flores twins for missiles to blow big buildings, probably some american ones in mexico. But the drugs were ok, he had the CIA on his corner, till them...

      Delete
  26. I pray for the Peace of Mexico

    ReplyDelete
  27. 10:45 don't pray,
    write to your congressmen or your senator and rub it in, tell them about how the mexican government is killing its subdit people

    ReplyDelete

Comments are moderated, refer to policy for more information.
Envía fotos, vídeos, notas, enlaces o información
Todo 100% Anónimo;

borderlandbeat@gmail.com