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Quintana Roo tourism safety measures

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In early July 2026 local authorities in Quintana Roo announced a series of security initiatives aimed at protecting summer tourists visiting the state’s coastal towns. By the end of the month the effort had taken concrete form: in Cancun’s Benito Juárez municipality, parking bays at the main bus terminal were reorganised, permanent municipal police patrols and a canine unit were deployed, and security inspections were upgraded to smooth passenger flows during the high‑season rush. In nearby Tulum, municipal officials and the Instituto de Movilidad de Quintana Roo (IMOVEQROO) launched an operation to remove illegal public‑transport stops, replace them with properly marked bus, taxi and van stations, and enforce compliance through ongoing patrols. Both actions are presented as part of a broader 2026 program to modernise the region’s urban image and enhance safety for pedestrians, cyclists and tourists. On 29 July 2026, federal, state and municipal forces carried out coordinated raids in Cancun’s Supermanzana 51 area, seizing a loaded .380‑calibre pistol, ammunition, and bags of a green herb identified as marijuana, and detaining two ~~suspects. Additional searches of nearby properties recovered further drug‑related items~~ suspects identified as Leidy Tatiana N and ~~documents.~~ Jesús Douglas N. A white vehicle with Puebla‑state licence plates was also impounded. A separate operation under a judicial search warrant targeted a printing shop in Supermanzana 218, resulting in the seizure of the premises but no announced arrests. The operations, involving the Policía de Cancún, the National Guard, Navy, Army and the State Attorney’s Office, were handed over to the State Public Ministry for investigation, underscoring the intensified law‑enforcement component of the tourism‑safety programme.

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