In December 2020, shortly before US President Joe Biden took office, López Obrador took swift action to change the national security law to put an end to the activities of foreign agents within the country’s borders. The message of the Mexican president comes in the context of the new status of US agencies in their southern neighbor. “The FBI has just been involved in a matter in Quintana Roo and we are calling on the ambassador of the United States to report to us about this participation – if there was a report, if there was cooperation in line with the rules,” stated López Obrador during his morning press conference in the National Palace on Friday. The two incidents, which come on the heels of a long list of crimes over the last year, have led to the intervention of the FBI in this location, which is the jewel in the crown of the Mexican tourist sector, with more than 12 million visitors a year – nearly half of them from the United States. The state attorney, Oscar Montes de Oca, has confirmed that these incidents are related to drug trafficking. Five days later, last Wednesday, the manager of another business, the Mamitas Beach Club – barely 15 minutes away by car – was found in the bathrooms of his establishment with two shots to the head. The Friday before, two Canadian tourists were shot dead in Hotel Xcaret, the famous theme park on the Mexican Rivera Maya, not far from Playa del Carmen. Later that month eight bodies were discovered in clandestine graves hidden around the city.Drones: The latest weapon (and status symbol) of Mexico’s cartels In April, four people allegedly connected to the drug trade were found dead near a hotel in Cancun. The uptick in bloodshed in the region is believed to be related to warring criminal groups fighting for control of everything from the internal drug markets to extortion rackets and people smuggling. The string of canceled concerts came after years of increasing crime and drug-related violence in the city of Cancun and throughout the state of Quintana Roo, famed for its pristine beaches and all-inclusive resorts. “Truthfully, I feel that this law that they have here is imposed against freedom of expression.” I have always spoken to them in my songs about getting ahead, looking for success, looking for a better quality of life,” said Alemán. “At my shows there are children who always get on stage to break dance with me, we come to have a good time and not hurt anyone. hip hop superstars Snoop Dogg and B-Real of Cypress Hill in recent years.Īlemán released a video on social media lamenting the cancellation of his concert and said “it is not fair because we come to work” and “there are people who traveled from far away and paid for a ticket.” Alemán specifically has begun to break borders with his music, recording songs with U.S. Both artists are prominent players in Mexico’s burgeoning gangster rap scene. On Saturday, a hip hop concert in Cancun headlined by Alemán and El Millonario was canceled at the last minute. The ban took aim at prominent narcocorrido acts like El Komander and Grupo Firme, but it’s not exclusive to that controversial genre.
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