Cancún Officials Resume Talks With Mototaxi Leaders After Days of Tension

Cancún, Quintana Roo — Security and mobility officials sat down Thursday with representatives of Cancún’s mototaxi organizations, seeking to ease a week of tension marked by arson attacks, repeated confrontations and street protests.

The meeting was led by Cancún police chief Jaime Padilla Barrientos and included Candelaria Hernández Peniche, the Quintana Roo delegate of the state Mobility Institute (IMOVEQROO), along with leaders of several mototaxi unions.

Participants reviewed security and order issues surrounding the operation of the mototaxi service and discussed the need to keep permanent communication channels open between authorities and the organizations.

Two Vehicles Burned During Week of Clashes

The working table followed several days of confrontation between rival mototaxi groups that left two units destroyed by fire. Drivers also staged a protest outside the Municipal Palace, demanding that officials address their concerns. The demonstration took place on the eve of the Grito de Independencia, Mexico’s Independence Day celebration.

According to the Cancún Police Department, the goal of the talks is to strengthen security for both drivers and passengers and to help prevent crime, within the scope of each agency’s responsibilities.

The department said it will maintain communication with different sectors of the city on matters of security, prevention and enforcement of current regulations.