Triple Homicide Suspect Arrested in Taxi Driver Killings

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — The Attorney General's Office of the State of Quintana Roo (FGE) has announced the arrest of Abelsasar “N”, identified as a probable suspect in the homicide of three taxi drivers. The killings occurred on July 18 on Federal Highway 307, on the stretch between Playa del Carmen and Puerto Morelos.

The operation was carried out in the municipality of Centla, Tabasco, with support from the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Attorney General's Office of Tabasco.

During a checkpoint at kilometer 87 of the Villahermosa–Ciudad del Carmen highway, authorities detected a white Nissan Sentra vehicle without license plates traveling at excessive speed. After the vehicle collided with road signs, it was inspected.

Abelsasar “N” was traveling in the car and was found to be in possession of a substance with characteristics of marijuana, for which he was initially detained for crimes against public health.

Upon verifying his identity in the Plataforma México database, it was confirmed that he had an active arrest warrant for the murder of the three taxi drivers, who were found with gunshot wounds in Playa del Carmen.

The detainee was transferred to Quintana Roo, where he was placed at the disposal of the judicial authority in Playa del Carmen to determine his legal status.