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Reward offered for location of former Cancun officer tied to Tulum criminal cell

Riviera Maya, Q.R. — Local authorities are offering a 500,000 peso reward for information leading to the whereabouts of a wanted man. The State Attorney General (FGE) is offering the reward for the capture of Roberto Pérez López.

Roberto Pérez López is a former Cancun Municipal Police officer and was also an agent with the FGE’s Investigative Police force. He is reported to have also served as a bodyguard for former Governor Carlos Joaquín González.

He is wanted by state authorities for alleged ties to a criminal cell in Tulum.

According to available information, Roberto Pérez López retired from the police force at the end of the previous administration. From there, he is alleged to have joined the ranks of organized crime, taking charge of a criminal group in Tulum.

The State Attorney General’s Office has announced a reward of 500,000 pesos for information leading to his capture.

“The Quintana Roo Attorney General’s Office is offering a reward of 500,000 pesos to anyone who provides reliable information leading to the arrest of the person identified as Roberto Pérez López. If you have any information on his whereabouts, please call 998 221 7474,” they said in a statement.