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A massive police operation in Rio de Janeiro targeting a drug gang resulted in at least 119 deaths, including suspects and police, amid accusations of excessive force and concerns over human rights violations, marking one of the deadliest raids in the city's history.
The suspected mastermind behind the livestreamed murders of two women and a teenage girl in Argentina has been detained in Peru, with a total of nine arrests made in connection to the brutal case involving a drug gang and a social media-driven killing spree.
Six members of a drug gang in Cancun were arrested for allegedly killing and dismembering five people with a machete and burying three others in a shallow grave. The gang, involved in drug sales, extortion, vehicle thefts, and homicide, was also linked to a large drug operation targeting tourists. Despite ongoing violent crime and drug sales, Cancun remains a popular tourist destination, with foreigners spending almost $31 billion in the country last year, half of which was spent in Cancun.
Mexican authorities have arrested six members of a drug gang in connection to the brutal slaying of at least eight people in Cancun, where five dismembered bodies were found inside a taxi. The suspects allegedly hacked up five people with a machete and dumped three other victims in a shallow grave. The drug ring operated a fake tour agency as a cover for drug dealing, and evidence was found at a fake "call center" for tourists. The illegal drug trade continues to pose ongoing violence and danger to tourists in the state of Quintana Roo, with previous incidents of foreign tourists being killed in drug disputes.
Six members of a drug gang in Cancun have been arrested for allegedly killing and dismembering five people with a machete, while three other victims were found in a shallow grave. The gang, involved in extortion, was protected by a network of motorcycle taxis and minors. Additionally, 23 people were arrested for operating a fake tour agency that served as a cover for drug sales. The arrests come after the recent shooting deaths of an American woman and a man from Belize in a dispute between drug dealers at a beach club in Tulum, south of Cancun. Violence and drug-related incidents continue to persist in Mexico's Caribbean coast state of Quintana Roo.
Police in Cancun have arrested six members of a drug gang accused of killing and dismembering five people with machetes, while also uncovering a fake tour agency used as a cover for drug sales. The gang operated a call center offering sports equipment and tour packages to tourists, but allegedly conducted drug deals over the phone and made deliveries by motorcycle. This comes after the recent shooting deaths of an American woman and a man from Belize in Tulum, believed to be linked to a dispute between drug dealers. Despite warnings and travel alerts, foreign tourists continue to flock to Mexico's Caribbean coast, with Cancun being a top destination.
Five men have been indicted by a Mexican judge for the abduction of four Americans, two of whom were killed, in the city of Matamoros. The men were turned in by a drug gang and left tied up on a Matamoros street with a sign claiming they were responsible for the kidnapping and killing of the Americans. The incident occurred in the violence-plagued border state of Tamaulipas.