An American woman died in the crossfire of an apparent drug deal gone bad at a popular Mexican beach resort in the municipality of Tulum. The Quintana Roo State Attorney General’s Office opened an investigation into the Feb. 9 incident which saw the death of an alleged drug dealer from Belize and an American woman, […]
Travel companies in France, England, and Belgium are suspending trips to Chiapas in response to cartel violence
Armed conflict in Chiapas spills over the Guatemalan border, damages Mexico’s tourism industry Travel companies in France, England and Belgium are suspending trips to the Lacandon Jungle in response to increased cartel violence, while in Guatemala, authorities have arrested two members of a Mexican cartel following a shootout with the military. The armed conflict in Chiapas is […]
A boat carrying tourists sinks off the coast of Isla Mujeres leaving 4 dead, the captain was arrested
Agents from the Quintana Roo Civil Protection Agency along with the Mexican Navy carried out a search operation to find the people who were traveling on the boat. A boat with 16 tourists on board sank in the Caribbean Sea, off the coast of Isla Mujeres, on Monday, January 29. The preliminary report says there […]
US authorities arrest three Mexican drug traffickers in an international operation
The United States Department of Justice reported that ten people were arrested in several cities in that country and Canada as part of Operation Dead Hand, implemented to stop a drug trafficking network from Mexico. Through a statement, US authorities identified three Mexicans as part of this network, which trafficked hundreds of kilograms of cocaine […]
If you are in Mérida, beware of this scammer
The Mexico Daily Post newsroom received a letter from a reader who requested to remain anonymous warning fellow expats and travelers about a certain individual who has been spotted around the city of Mérida, Yucatán, harassing and trying to scam foreign people. I have a little warning. This guy in the pictures goes around Centro […]
Ever heard of Mexico’s “Gringo Hunters”?
A group of bold men known as Mexico’s ‘Gringo Hunters’ track down, capture and deliver foreign fugitives to the U.S. law enforcement agencies. It’s an old Hollywood story: some criminal suspects believe they can outrun the law, and escape their charges, by fleeing to Mexico. But when fugitives who commit a crime in the United […]
American woman wanted for sexually abusing a minor is arrested in Jalisco, Mexico
A Texas woman wanted for sexually abusing a child is now in police custody. Members of INTERPOL Mexico arrested Iris Iliana Rodriguez, 34, on Dec. 11, in Jalisco Mexico. Her arrest was announced Friday. Webb County issued a warrant for Rodriguez’s arrest in 2015. She was charged with three counts of indecency with a child […]
A passenger is believed to have jumped off a Carnival Cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico
A passenger onboard a Carnival Cruise ship seems to have jumped into the Gulf of Mexico this week, prompting a 3,600 square nautical mile search. Family members reported Tyler Barnett of Houma, Louisiana, missing from the Carnival Glory cruise ship just one day into a weeklong voyage through the Gulf of Mexico. The crew immediately […]