Criminal Surveillance Cameras Removed from Tulum-Cobá Highway

Fourteen surveillance cameras were removed from the Tulum-Cobá highway during a joint operation between state and municipal police and the Navy Secretariat. It's suspected that these cameras were installed by criminal groups to monitor activity on this crucial transit route.

Roberto Rodríguez Bautista, Secretary of Public Security and Citizen Protection, confirmed that these unauthorised devices were found on the public highway. They have since been removed and handed over to the State Attorney General's Office under the suspicion of power usurpation.

The cameras were discovered during a strategic patrol, which is part of the Security Table agreements. These agreements include preventative operations across all municipalities to identify and remove unofficial surveillance equipment. Initially, investigations were conducted to determine if the devices belonged to a business or individual for private security reasons, but no ownership claims were made.

Bautista clarified that the cameras did not belong to any specific individual or official security body, such as the state police, the C-5, the C-2, or the Executive Secretariat. He further explained that the operation is part of the "Tulum Shield" security strategy. This strategy, implemented at the start of the current municipal administration, coordinates with state and federal agencies to ensure not only urban surveillance but also rural areas, as demonstrated by the intervention on the Tulum-Cobá route.