The Tulum gunfight also apparently broke out between two groups that operate street-level drug sales in the area, according to prosecutors. The German Foreign Office issued a travel advisory about the violence, advising its citizens “if you are currently in the Tulum or Playa del Carmen area, do not leave your secured hotel facilities.” They included two German men and a Dutch woman. Three other foreign tourists were wounded in the shooting at a street-side eatery that has some outdoor tables, right off Tulum’s main strip. 20 drug dealers’ shootout in Tulum, south of Puerto Morelos. The shooting comes two weeks after a California traveler blogger and another foreign tourist were fatally shot in Tulum, which is also in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.Ī San Jose, California woman born in India, Anjali Ryot, and German citizen Jennifer Henzold were apparently hit by crossfire from the Oct. It is not the first time that tourists have been caught in the crossfire of such battles. Rival cartels often kill another gang’s street-level dealers in Mexico to eliminate competition and ensure their drugs are sold first. An hour later, he posted video of dozens of guests, many wearing only bathing suits, assembled in the lobby as they awaited instructions. Guests at five-star Hyatt Ziva Riviera Cancun Resort said they were told to shelter in their rooms while security swept the property.Ī man named Mike Sington shared photos on Twitter of furniture stacked behind the door of his room as he sheltered in place. Several cartels are fighting for the area’s lucrative retail drug trade, including the Jalisco cartel and the a gang allied with the Gulf cartel.Īccording to Milenio, one visitor was struck in the head with a firearm and was treated for a minor injury. Mexican newspaper Milenio reports that an armed group arrived by boat and opened fire, killing two rivals and scattering terrified tourists. Two suspected drug dealers were killed after gunmen from competing gangs staged a dramatic shootout near upscale hotels that sent foreign tourists scrambling for cover. Police hold a blanket in an attempt to block onlookers after an armed confrontation close to a hotel near Puerto Morelos, Mexico, Thursday, November 4, 2021.
Hotel workers leave the area as a police vehicle enters a hotel after an armed confrontation near Puerto Morelos, Mexico, Thursday, November 4, 2021.Police vehicles enter the grounds of a hotel after an armed confrontation near Puerto Morelos, Mexico, Thursday, November 4, 2021.Government forces guard the entrance of hotel after an armed confrontation near Puerto Morelos, Mexico, Thursday, November 4, 2021.