By "El Huaso" for Borderland Beat
The most recent attack occurred early on Monday morning, when gunmen entered Fushion Sport Bar and opened fire on those inside, killing one and injuring five. This attack matches the modus operandi of most bar attacks in Cancun this year. Gunmen, often arriving on motorbikes, enter after dark and begin shooting without any warning.
Authorities have arrested one woman for being behind a bar attack. On March 14, authorities arrested “La Pastrana,” identified as a presumed Sinaloa Cartel cell leader behind the attack on El Carbonero two days prior. La Pastrana is allegedly an officer of the Los Chinolas Band, a Sinaloa Cartel-linked gang operating in Cancun.
Bars in Cancún are important control points for criminal groups. Often, they are drug sale points, prostitution dens, as well as targets for extortion.
Map of bar attacks:
30 March - Gunmen attacked Fushion Sport Bar around 1:30 a.m., injuring four and killing one.
29 March - Bar Emporio attacked by gunmen on motorbike around 8:00 p.m.. Gunmen fired at the bar fifteen times and torched a vehicle with a molotov cocktail.
13 March - Gunmen entered the bar Like Music Terraza, previously named El Muchacho Alegre, killing the owner and injuring three others, including an off duty police officer acting as the owners bodyguard.
12 March - Gunmen opened fire at bar El Carbonero, killing three and injuring one. El Carbonero previously operated as a strip club called Mansion Venus Nightclub Cancún.
13 February - Gunmen on motorbike opened fire on “La Palapa de Chocky” or “Las Muñecas De Choky", injuring five people, two of them servers.
9 January - Gunmen attacked El Águila Real, injuring one server. This was the fourth time the bar has been attacked.
Sources: Quintana Roo, Maya Noticias, Caribe Peninsular, Quintana Roo Hoy, La Verdad Noticias, Sipse,
Map of bar attacks:
30 March - Gunmen attacked Fushion Sport Bar around 1:30 a.m., injuring four and killing one.
29 March - Bar Emporio attacked by gunmen on motorbike around 8:00 p.m.. Gunmen fired at the bar fifteen times and torched a vehicle with a molotov cocktail.
13 March - Gunmen entered the bar Like Music Terraza, previously named El Muchacho Alegre, killing the owner and injuring three others, including an off duty police officer acting as the owners bodyguard.
12 March - Gunmen opened fire at bar El Carbonero, killing three and injuring one. El Carbonero previously operated as a strip club called Mansion Venus Nightclub Cancún.
20 February - Gunmen entered Bar Babilonia around midnight, shooting at four people inside. One died.
13 February - Gunmen on motorbike opened fire on “La Palapa de Chocky” or “Las Muñecas De Choky", injuring five people, two of them servers.
9 January - Gunmen attacked El Águila Real, injuring one server. This was the fourth time the bar has been attacked.
Sources: Quintana Roo, Maya Noticias, Caribe Peninsular, Quintana Roo Hoy, La Verdad Noticias, Sipse,
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ReplyDeleteSoon Cancún is going to be a ghost town just like Acapulco in Guerrero state. These different stupid cartels can't get along. By doing this they totally destroy the economy which affects everyone because tourists stop going. They are shooting themselves in the feet. By contrast look at the Asian mafias in countries like Japan, Thailand and Malaysia. They keep a low profile and almost zero violence to not scare away tourists. Mexico stupid and Asia smart. Nuff Said!!!
ReplyDeleteWhite Appreciated Boy Here- If I were to wake up and be homelander suddenly….all these money laundering scums would be non existent….but hey say whatever you want about these nopal terrorists….at least their knives are sharp…average BBQ from there…yet so many full plates to come soon 🍽️ 💦…
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