Decapitated Body Found in Two Locations in Cancun Neighborhood
A man's body and head were found in separate spots in Cancun's Villas Otoch Paraíso. Authorities investigate possible organized crime…
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A man's body and head were found in separate spots in Cancun's Villas Otoch Paraíso. Authorities investigate possible organized crime…
A woman died and a man was injured after a company bus struck their motorcycle on the Punta Sam highway;…
A man recruited three teenage girls via TikTok to sell drugs in Tulum; he has been ordered to pretrial detention.
A man and woman were critically injured after their motorcycle hit a parked car and then a taxi in Playa…
Mexican authorities seized a property in Playa del Carmen as part of an investigation linking former mayor Lili Campos to…
A young man suffered severe machete wounds in a brawl in Felipe Carrillo Puerto; the suspect fled before police arrived.
Authorities closed a restaurant in Cozumel after a violent brawl involving tourists, taxi drivers, and staff left two people hospitalized.
A Cancun traffic officer was fired after a video showed him demanding $630 from tourists to avoid a fine.
A driver for construction firm Grupo INDI died after rolling over on the Chetumal-Bacalar highway, known locally as the 'death…
A brawl between tourists, restaurant staff, and taxi drivers broke out in Cozumel's tourist zone, prompting police intervention.
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