Cancun, Q.R. — Two Cancun police officers have been arrested for extorting a woman currently involved in an investigation. The two now-former officers, Armando René “N” and Mario Carlos “N”, were picked up on outstanding warrants Monday.
According to local authorities, “the detainees, acting as investigative police officers assigned to the hotel zone, went to the victim’s home on June 21 of this year, where they threatened to arrest her for allegedly having investigation files against her.
“However, to resolve the problem, Armando René “N” and Mario Carlos “N” demanded 250,000 pesos from the woman to stop the investigation and even delete all the files related to the complaint. Fearing arrest, the victim told them to give her enough time to raise the money,” the State Attorney General (FGE) said.
In the following days, the defendants sent intimidating messages to the victim via WhatsApp. Armando René “N” went to the workplace of the victim’s daughter where he threatened to force her mother to hand over the money or else he would have her fired from her job.
Following a complaint, personnel from the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Kidnapping and Extortion Crimes requested and obtained an arrest warrant for Armando René “N” and Mario Carlos “N.”
The warrant was executed by members of the State Attorney General’s Investigative Police. Attorney General Raciel López Salazar firmly reiterated the FGE’s commitment to legality, transparency and justice, warning that no one, regardless of who they are, will be above the law.
López Salazar stated that the actions of the Attorney General’s Office are not driven by private interests or external pressure, but rather by the constitutional mandate to seek justice in strict adherence to the law and with full respect for human rights.
“This is an ethical and legal commitment. The law must be applied without distinction, without privilege and without fear. To those who still believe that impunity has a place in our state, we say clearly: that era is over,” said Raciel López Salazar.
