Cancun, Q.R. — A man accused of the kidnapping of two people who have never been found has been sentenced. A Cancun judge has sentenced Jorge Luis Fonseca Contreras to 87 years and six months in prison for their disappearance.
According to the State Attorney General (FGE), he was sentenced “for the crime of forced disappearance committed by private individuals against a woman and a man.”
Earlier this month, he was charged with the disappearance of Diana García Rivera and Jorge Armando Kiau, both in their early 20s. The pair were last seen inside a nightclub on Nichupté Avenue on February 22, 2020 in Cancun.
Police say both victims were forcefully removed from the Cancun nightclub. “Subsequently, a group of people arrived at the establishment and abducted them. From that moment on, their families lost all contact with them, and to this day, their whereabouts remain unknown.”
The police investigation revealed that Jorge Luis Fonseca Contreras knew the victims were at the nightclub and, “along with Roberto “N,” alias “Puebla,” who is currently facing charges, agreed to act against them.” police said.
“Among the identified motives were personal conflicts, financial problems, and an attack the defendant suffered in April 2019, which he attributed to the male victim.”
Jorge Luis Fonseca Contreras was arrested on December 30, 2023, in Pichucalco, Chiapas, pursuant to an arrest warrant. Jorge Luis Fonseca Contreras is reported to be former Cancun ministerial police officer.
