Tulum, Q.R. — Tulum Mayor Diego Castañón Trejo said there has been a significant decrease in high-impact crime rates in the municipality. During a press conference, he said that decrease is the result of coordinated work between all levels of government as well as the commitment of law enforcement agencies.
Edgar Aguilar Rico, the Secretary of Public Security and Citizen Protection of Tulum, reported that from August 4 to 10, 41 people were arrested for administrative offenses and six more for “other” crimes thanks to joint operations with the State Attorney General’s Office.
Some of the August arrests included that of 20 year old Moisés Alejandro “G” from Michoacán, who was found in possession of a variety of hard narcotics for sale.
Two people from Argentina, María del Rosario E. and Manuel Agustín, were arrested for drug possession as well as connection to the extortion of a local bar. According to Aguilar Rico, the pair allegedly demanded monthly payments in exchange for allowing the sale of drug from the bar. Aguilar Rico said they are believed to have tossed a Molotov cocktail at the bar, starting a fire in order to intimidate the owner.
During the press conference, he also reported five institutional operations were carried out with the participation of the Navy, Army and National Guard as well as the State and Municipal Police.
A total of 331 inspections were carried out on people, 73 on vehicles and 117 on motorcycles, in addition to the seizure of 14 abandoned vehicles and 24 illegal motorcycles, he reported.
