Riviera Maya, Q.R. — A man wanted for murder in Cancun and Playa del Carmen was arrested in the Yucatan city of Merida. An outstanding warrant was executed against Andrés “N” in Mérida Thursday in collaboration with the Attorney General’s Office of Yucatán.
The Public Security Secretariat (SSP) of the State of Yucatán participated with other states in the country to locate and arrest him. According to the SSP, 46 year old Andrés “N”, who originally from Tenosique, Tabasco, was taken into legal custody after being a fugitive since 2022.
Intelligence and surveillance work were carried out by the State Investigation Police (PEI), in coordination with the Yucatan State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) and in collaboration with authorities in the neighboring state, leading to his location.
The incident that led to his Merida arrest occurred in November 2022 when he allegedly used a firearm to kill 35-year-old L. E. L., with whom he had a financial dispute. Both were involved in illicit activities.
Police say Andrés “N” has three additional open investigations against him for the murder of three other people along with kidnapping and extortion charges. He is also being investigated for the disappearance of a fourth person.
According to police investigations, Andrés “N” is connected to the attempted extortion of land-invading families in Cancun, kidnappings and femicides. After the Merida arrest, the investigating officers in Yucatán handed him over to their counterparts in Quintana Roo.
In Quintana Roo, the State Attorney General (FGE) reported that, in collaboration with its counterpart in Yucatán, they achieved the arrest of Andrés “N”, alias “Chivis”, considered a priority target of the Quintana Roo Crime Atlas.
He was wanted for his possible involvement in acts probably constituting the crime of aggravated homicide against a victim of reserved identity, in addition to being investigated for other homicides and for the crimes of kidnapping and extortion.
A judge issued a warrant for his arrest for the October 17, 2022 murder of a Belize man. Police say he allegedly ordered a subject by telephone to locate the address of the victim, a Belizean male, who according to him was dedicated to stealing from houses.
After locating the victim, the suspect was provided with instructions on where to find a motorcycle and the weapon to kill the Belize man. Police say “after carrying out the order, he was warned not to speak or the same thing would happen to him.”
The FGE says they currently have three additional investigations open for Andrés “N”. One for the murder of three people that occurred on March 2, 2024 in the In-House invasion zone of Playa del Carmen and the second for the kidnapping of two people in July of this year at a ranch located on the Cancún-Leona Vicario highway in the municipality of Puerto Morelos.
The third investigation is for his alleged involvement in the crime of extortion against an aluminum shop worker in Cancun from whom he demanded 50,000 pesos to allow him to work.
Investigations conducted by the Investigative Police indicate that Andrés “N” is one of the main perpetrators of violence in the In House invasion area of Playa del Carmen.
Police are working on connecting Andrés “N” to the disappearance of a man who worked as a taxi driver. Police have not identified the taxi driver.
