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Volaris receives 100th plane to run Tijuana-Cancun route

Mexico’s low-cost airline Volaris, has received its 100th aircraft. The new plane will be used to cover the company’s Tijuana-Cancun route.

State looking into shooting of Mexican fisherman by Belizean authorities

 The State Attorney General is looking into the shooting of a Mexican fisherman by Belizean authorities. Last month, a man arrived in a boat in Chetumal Bay asking for help after being shot while fishing near the Belize border.

Tulum firemen help remove two trapped inside cab of crushed truck

Two injured people were removed from the cab of a crushed truck Friday morning after it hit a tree. Police and firemen were sent to the scene of the Tulum-Cobá highway accident early Friday.

Five kidnappers captured in Playa del Carmen; list with names of police ‘on the take’ discovered

A list with names of police officers, supposedly receiving payments from criminals, was found in the possession of five people who had kidnapped and tortured a man in this Mexican Caribbean city.

Argument and death threats said motive in deadly shooting of woman in Cancun

Two men have been arrested in their alleged involvement of the shooting death of a woman in Cancun. In a news brief, the State Attorney General’s Office reported the arrests of Omar C and José M for the death of a Cuban woman.

Authorities planning to meet next week to discuss alternate Maya Train route through Playa del Carmen

Next week, state authorities will meet with federal authorities regarding a possible change to the Playa del Carmen section of Maya Train.

 Canadian boxer arrested in Playa del Carmen on allegations of attempted femicide

Peter Nowaczek, a Canadian boxer was arrested this Tuesday after being accused of attempted femicide against two women of foreign origin, reported the Quintana Roo State Attorney General’s Office.

Permanent security battalion for Tulum deployed

A permanent security battalion for Tulum has been deployed. The permanent operation will see the deployment of National Guard personnel on the streets and beaches of the municipality.

Two youths jailed on extortion charges of Playa del Carmen barber shop

Two youths were arrested in Playa del Carmen Wednesday for extortion after an area merchant reported them. During routine surveillance along CTM Avenue, police were approached by a barber shop owner who said that he had just been threatened by two people who claimed to be from a criminal organization.