Cancun, Q.R. — Authorities say Conrado “N” and Trinidad “N” have been charged for nearly five years of land extortion. Police say the pair are under investigation for extorting a land owner of payments under threat for nearly five years.
According to their statement, the extortion began in March of 2020 when Conrado “N” offered the victim land in the Bahía Real invasion of Cancun at a low price. “The victim purchased a lot in block 20, but starting in June 2020, Conrado “N” demanded various payments, supposedly to make improvements to the squatter settlement.
“When he went to collect, he was always accompanied by three individuals whom he claimed were his bodyguards. They brandished firearms and engaged in threatening, forcing and even beating people who didn’t pay.
“Later, in July 2021, Conrado “N” told the settlers they had to pay him 11,700 pesos for each person occupying a lot, warning them that if they refused, he would take their land. After that, along with his bodyguards, he went to the plots and threatened people with firearms, forcing them off the land to put it up for sale again,” police said.
“In March 2022, Conrado “N” sent Trinidad “N” to collect the fees. Trinidad would show up at the victim’s home weekly, rudely telling him that if he didn’t pay, he would be evicted. The woman was accompanied by two men carrying firearms.
“Following a complaint filed by the victim, the State Attorney General (FGE) requested and obtained the corresponding arrest warrant, for which reason Conrado “N” and Trinidad “N” were captured,” they explained.
Both Conrado “N” and Trinidad “N” have been ordered held in preventive detention for a term of two years or the duration of their judicial proceedings.
