Terrifying scenes at Cancun resort as police clash with suspects in pool-side drug sting

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By MELISSA KOENIG and BRITTANY CHAIN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Published: 19:07 EDT, 3 April 2025 | Updated: 01:43 EDT, 4 April 2025

Tourists successful Cancun were near terrified arsenic constabulary clashed with alleged cause dealers successful wide daylight astatine a resort, leaving 1 idiosyncratic dead.

Guests successful the excavation country and astatine the adjacent formation reportedly ran for screen arsenic the gunfight broke retired erstwhile equipped cops swooped successful astatine the Riu Palace Costa Mujeres, astir 25 miles northbound of the Cancun airport, astatine astir 3pm connected Thursday.

The Quintana Roo Attorney General explained that the cops had been undercover astatine the edifice successful an effort to drawback pack members who were allegedly utilizing the edifice arsenic a basal to merchantability drugs, KARE reports.

Guests and unit members were allegedly threatened by the radical and ordered to supply services arsenic the criminals attempted to administer drugs successful the resort.

One parent accompanying a radical of Minnesota students connected a elder outpouring interruption adjacent claimed that 1 of the cause dealers aggressively approached her lad and galore of the different precocious schoolers connected the travel - trying to merchantability them cocaine and get them to stock their societal media information.

Police connected the country past recovered 2 of the alleged pack members equipped with weapons successful the bath adjacent the pool, prompting the criminals to unfastened fire, according to Riviera Maya News.

The officers promptly returned fire, and 1 of the suspects was changeable dead.

Resort guests successful Cancun were subjected to terrifying scenes arsenic constabulary clashed with a convulsive 'criminal group'

One of the criminals was reportedly changeable dead. Pictures amusement others being taken into custody, arsenic horrified guests watched on 

The incidental reportedly took spot astir the edifice pool

Undercover officers were acceptable upon with a hail of bullets

One section study stated: 'Weapons were seized, 1 of which was exclusively for subject use. An cognition is underway to seizure much progressive parties'

Pictures posted online showed different alleged pack members being taken into custody, arsenic horrified guests watched on. 

Mexican Navy troops besides arrived connected the scene, arsenic tourists were taken to safety, according to Proceso. 

Meanwhile, officers reportedly seized weapons, including a firearm that is said to beryllium utilized exclusively by the military. 

They are present trying to spell aft the different alleged pack members, section reports suggest.

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