Triple Kidnapping in Chunhuhub Highlights Organized Crime in Quintana Roo

Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo — Violence linked to criminal groups continues unabated in the municipality of Felipe Carrillo Puerto. Early Tuesday morning, an armed commando deprived three people of their liberty in the town of Chunhuhub, an incident that adds to a chain of kidnappings and failed operations that expose how organized crime operates with broad freedom in this Maya region of Quintana Roo.

According to initial journalistic reports, the victims were intercepted by armed individuals traveling in unmarked Suburban-type trucks and were subsequently forced into the vehicles and taken to an unknown destination. Witnesses indicated that the action was quick and coordinated, characteristic of criminal cells that know the territory and act with impunity.

As of the closing of this edition, there was no clear official information about the whereabouts of the abducted individuals. The absence of immediate statements and the recurring “secrecy” in these cases increase the uncertainty for families and reinforce the perception of institutional abandonment in the rural communities of the municipality.

The incident in Chunhuhub is not isolated. Just on November 18, 2025, another armed commando “kidnapped” three men in Noh-Bec, also in Felipe Carrillo Puerto; relatives reported death threats during the intrusion, and the victims remained missing despite search operations.

Days earlier, on November 12, state and federal authorities conducted an operation in Chunhuhub that led to an armed confrontation. Although the detention of two alleged criminals and the rescue of two abducted individuals were reported, the episode confirmed the active presence of armed groups in the area and the need for high-risk operations to recover victims.

This adds to another recent case in the community of Señor, where a group dressed in military-style clothing and balaclavas broke into a home and forcibly took a collective transport driver, with no conclusive results from the investigation reported so far.

“They Operate with Impunity”

The repetition of illegal deprivations of liberty in different communities (Chunhuhub, Noh-Bec, Señor, and others in the Maya zone) points to the same diagnosis: criminal networks maintain territorial control and operational capacity, moving in convoys, using high-profile vehicles, and acting in the early morning hours without fear of being detained at the moment.

Residents consulted by local media have insisted that patrol presence is sporadic and reactive, and that gangs take advantage of internal roads and population dispersion to evade checkpoints. Meanwhile, victims’ families face the search alone, fearing reprisals.

Demand for Real Results

Civil organizations and residents have called for operations not to remain occasional actions but to translate into the dismantling of cells, effective protection of witnesses, and comprehensive care for victims. In Felipe Carrillo Puerto, the climate of fear deepens with each new case, and Chunhuhub once again becomes the scene of the harshest message: organized crime continues to operate with impunity.