Quintana Roo, Mexico — The Secretary of Citizen Security for Quintana Roo declared a “zero casualty” outcome for the recent Easter holiday period, despite official records showing 29 people died across the state during that time.
Julio Cesar Gomez Torres, a former navy captain who heads the state’s security department, made the claim about the period spanning March 28 to April 12. The statement contradicts documented fatalities that included drownings, traffic accidents, workplace incidents, and homicides.
According to records from the holiday period, the 29 deaths included:
- Six drowning victims: one in Playa del Carmen (March 30), one in Bacalar (March 30), one in Puerto Juárez (March 1), one at Dream Lagoon in Cancún (March 9), one National Guard member in a cenote on Isla Mujeres (March 10), and one minor at Sasa Beach Club on Isla Mujeres (April 12)
- Five traffic fatalities
- Five workplace deaths
- Thirteen homicides
Notable incidents during the period included a transgender woman murdered at Hotel Cedros in Cancún on Good Friday, a femicide in Playa del Carmen on Holy Thursday, a married couple killed after being abducted in Lázaro Cárdenas on March 31, and an elderly woman struck by a motorcycle during a nighttime ride in Cancún on March 30.
The motorcycle incident prompted municipal police raids that resulted in 100 arrests. On March 31, a mother and her son died in a house fire.
The “zero casualties” declaration follows a pattern of official statements from Mexico’s federal government claiming homicide rates have decreased by 73 percent nationally. Critics argue these figures don’t match reality on the ground.
In security and police terminology, “zero casualties” indicates no serious incidents, deaths, or violent events occurred during an operation or celebration.
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