FGE Evicts Occupants in Majahual Land Dispute

Majahual, Othón P. Blanco Municipality — The Attorney General’s Office of Quintana Roo (FGE) executed a large-scale operation in the Costa Maya region to evict occupants from a disputed property in Punta Tam, located along the coastal road south of Majahual. The eviction is tied to a years-long, multi-million-peso legal battle involving a well-known land invader, business owners from Chetumal, and investors from Nuevo León.

A High-Profile Operation

Early Thursday morning, approximately 22 security units descended on Majahual, drawing attention and concern from local residents. The operation involved personnel from federal and state agencies, including the FGE, the Mexican Navy (Semar), and the State Preventive Police (PEP). Authorities moved to clear the Punta Tam property, which had been occupied by individuals accused of illegal possession.

A Tangled Legal History

Unofficial sources indicate the eviction stems from a criminal complaint filed by Judith Alpuche, who accused the now-defunct Quintana Roo Institute of Public Administration Real Estate (IPAE) of unlawfully removing her from the property in 2012 and selling it without proper authorization. The FGE’s intervention ostensibly aimed to return the land to representatives of Nue León-based real estate developers with whom Alpuche had negotiated a sale while her legal case remained unresolved.

However, the situation is further complicated by the involvement of Adrián Martínez Garza, a legal representative from Nue León who held power of attorney over the property until February of this year. The authority was revoked by Agustín Jaime Villanueva Souza, the Chetumal-based buyer who originally purchased the land from IPAE in 2012.

A Shifting Ownership Web

In April, Villanueva Souza sold the Punta Tam property to Roe Capital, a Chetumal-based company represented by Enrique Arturo Perex Contreras and Miguel Augusto Peón Mier y Terán, Yucatán natives residing in Chetumal. The transaction, valued at 10.95 million pesos, was formalized at Notary Public 109 in Chetumal under Manuel Chejín Pulido and recorded in the Public Property Registry.

Judith Alpuche, sister of the late Benjamín Alpuche—a former public official implicated in fraudulent land sales—reportedly inherited her brother’s controversial dealings. Benjamín Alpuche was accused of illegally selling federally owned coastal lands, including properties later transferred to the University of Quintana Roo (Uqroo) by the state government during the administration of Mario Villanueva Madrid.

Questions Remain

The FGE has yet to issue an official statement clarifying the motives behind the eviction or identifying the beneficiaries. Meanwhile, Roe Capital’s ties to a local auto repair shop and a waste recycling facility raise further questions about the legitimacy of its operations.

As the legal saga continues, the Punta Tam case underscores the complex and often contentious nature of land disputes in Quintana Roo’s rapidly developing coastal regions.