Javier Mendez

Police officers holding evidence bags containing drugs during an operation in Quintana Roo
A wooden gavel on a sound block with law books in background
A court building in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
A Viva Aerobus airplane parked at Mexico City International Airport after a bomb threat was declared a false alarm
Sem Olayo Lira, a 38-year-old man, shows visible injuries after being kidnapped and tortured in Bacalar, Quintana Roo, over a false rumor.
Exterior of a courthouse in Cancun, Quintana Roo
Police officers at a property in Cancun during a trafficking rescue operation
Firefighters and emergency personnel at the scene of a house fire in Playa del Carmen's Santa Fe neighborhood
Police and officials outside Animalandia Maya exotic animal store during a raid in Playa del Carmen
Demolition workers at Oasis Akumal site after Tulum municipality removed closure seals