The subjects arrived at the site and demanded money from the managers to let them work. MÉRIDA, Yucatán.- Two subjects were arrested by the Police in a restaurant bar located south of the Periférico de Mérida, since they had the funny idea of posing as members of organized crime, and tried to extort money for “protection” from those in charge of the […]
Renters Beware; With machetes in hand, a group of thugs ‘kidnap’ Americans in Yucatan
A legal dispute over a summer property in Yucatan keeps a foreign family kidnapped A foreign family is experiencing moments of anguish in Yucatan after a group of hired thugs keeps them ‘ kidnapped ‘ inside a summer property. The summer estate is located on the Telchac Puerto-San Bruno highway in Yucatan. As reported in La Verdad Noticias, Joe Lousi Zamora and Janet Anne Sanders were threatened […]
Yucatan Police Accused of Illegal Detention and Robbery; Merida Police corruption exposed
MÉRIDA.- “We arrived in Yucatán thinking that it is a safe place, but now we don’t know if we have to be careful of street crime or the Yucatan police, ” said a businessman from Tabasco, who affirms that his rights were violated by elements of the Ministry of Public Security (SSP) when he was illegally detained, […]
Yucatan police murder and rape of José Ravelo goes unpunished
The mother of the young José Ravelo explained that she rejects the version of the Prosecutor’s Office and said she was incensed because she was not notified Relatives of José Ravelo, a young man who allegedly died after being detained by municipal police in Mérida, Yucatán, rejected the opinion presented by the Attorney General’s Office […]
Merida policemen who beat and raped young man could spend 60 years in prison
Eight Yucatan policemen have been accused of qualified homicide, they are in the judicial process and remain confined in the Cereso de Mérida, they could spend more than 60 years in jail During the last 16 months, eight police officers from three different municipalities have been involved in crimes; They are under judicial process and are […]
YUCATAN POLICE, “THE MOST CORRUPT ON THE PENINSULA” ACCORDING TO INEGI’S STUDY
Despite efforts to eradicate malpractices, purge corporations, and accredit more and more agents in Control and Trust examinations, cases such as the Umán commander implicated in extortion and complaints of police harassment filed by tourists make It is difficult to change the image of the Yucatecan police, who according to a study by Inegi is […]