Cancun, Q.R. — State officials seized the entire Cancun taxi union building after a search revealed evidence of three murders. The building and taxis were searched during an operation Monday night that lasted several hours.
Narcotic dogs were brought in to search for drugs and other illegal items. In a statement, Cancun police reported finding live cartridges and drugs “among other evidence” in the taxi union building during their search.
“The Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSyPC) carried out a search warrant at the facilities of the Taxi Drivers Union of the Caribbean “Andrés Quintana Roo”, in Cancun during which they seized various objects and alleged narcotics,” police have said.
The operation “derives from the investigations that are being carried out to clarify the murder of two taxi drivers that occurred on September 12 of this year, as well as that of a collaborator of the aforementioned union, on October 25.
“During the search, the participating elements seized various computer equipment, as well as hard drives, USB drives, cell phones and video storage equipment, among other evidence.
“Likewise, in the office occupied by Salomón “N” alias “Mafer”, recently arrested for the aforementioned events, they found doses of alleged drugs and live cartridges of different calibers, which were also seized.”
The State Attorney General has reported “testimonies from some workers of the taxi union who saw acts of torture against the victims (…) police also seized the office where these actions were allegedly carried out.”
The evidence collected is being added to the ongoing investigation into the murders of three Cancun taxi union members since September 12.
The raid was carried out late Monday night and included dozens of military and police. Authorities were on site until after 1:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. Three men, all from the Cancun taxi union, are currently in custody for the murders.
