Cancun, Q.R. — A naturalized Mexican of Venezuelan nationality is in custody for extortion and attempted murder. Investigative Police in Cancun executed two arrest warrants against Jorge Luis “N”, a former government official, Tuesday night.
On Thursday, police confirmed media speculation of the arrest of Jorge Luis “N”, a former Quintana Roo government official. According to local reports, Jorge Luis “N”, alias El Venezolano, was a financial operator of former Quintana Roo Governor Carlos Joaquín.
Jorge Luis “N” was arrested Tuesday night by State Police officers from an apartment complex in up-scale Puerto Cancun. According to police, Jorge Luis “N” is of Venezuelan nationality and naturalized Mexican.
He was arrested “for his probable participation in acts possibly constituting the crimes of extortion and attempted femicide.”
In a statement, police reported “the first incident attributed to him occurred on December 20, 2024 when the suspect allegedly made a phone call to the victim, a journalist.
“During the call, he made intimidating and coercive statements with the aim of preventing her from creating and removing various publications related to her journalistic activity, warning her that if she did not do so, he could cause her harm.”
Police said “subsequently, the suspect allegedly continued sending messages via an instant messaging application in which he reiterated the demands and threats with the purpose of forcing the victim to remove said publications.”
The woman he was extorting through threats has not been named.
According to the State Attorney General (FGE) statement, Jorge Luis “N” also faces another criminal process for his probable participation in acts possibly constituting the crime of attempted femicide.
He is facing charges of attempted murder against a teenage victim who has not been identified. “This autonomous body will report in due course on the progress of the judicial process,” the FGE said.
