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In this summer, tourists visiting Cancon and Mexico’s Riviera Maya are being congratulated not only with the ocean and poolside cocktail, but also with a heavy armed patrol party.
In response to the Cartel violence and crime against passengers, the Mexican government has deployed more than 7,000 soldiers and security personnel to protect the country’s most popular holiday areas. Since 2021, Mexico has moved to deploy soldiers and local enforcement to patrol beaches and tourist hot spots.
Michael Brown, Senior Special Agent at the former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), who is currently a global director of counter-transitics technology in Rigaku analytical devices, told Fox News Digital that the vision of military rifles may be more to remind the passengers to assure passengers for their safety.
He said, “Mexican organized crime, the liquidity of gang activity, continuously moving from one side of the country to another,” he said. “Unfortunately, these high-end tourism sectors represent an easy opportunity for organized crime, theft, attack and Rob.”
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Uniformed officers patrol the Mexican coastline. (Quintana Ruo Governor Mara Lezama through Facebook)
Patrolling military muscle
In this summer, the Government of Mexican has launched an aggressive safety campaign at popular tourist destinations in the state of Quintana Ruo – Cancon, Playa del Carmen, Tulum and Kozumel’s home.
The dubbed “Operation Summer Vacation 2025”, the initiative was formally declared on 18 July and includes the deployment of more than 7,000 security personnel, including members of the National Guard, Navy, Army and State and Local Police. While Operation Summer Vacation 2025 is the largest coordinated seasonal deployment to date, it follows a multi-year pattern of increased military partnership in Mexico’s most attractive tourist areas.
People enjoy a day in Playa Delfines Beach (Dolphin Beach) on November 8, 2022 in Cancon, Quintana Ro State, Hotel Zone in Mexico. (Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Image)
The goal is to secure the entire summer with a coordinated appearance of 2 million tourists expected and the early decline months.
“We will not tolerate abuses, illegal fees, or practices that harm individuals for our tourism service providers. I repeat: You are the best ambassadors of our state. Your conduct, your morality and your commitment will make a difference.” A news conferenceAccording to Spanish speaking regional media outlets.
Uniformed officers patrol the foot in bar and restaurant in tourist areas of Mexico. (Quintana Ruo Governor Mara Lezama through Facebook)
Brown sees militarization in the form of a red flag rather than an assurance.
He said, “You are looking at soldiers. I am worried about something. It actually works against the concept of holiday,” he said. “If I am sitting on a beach looking at the armed forces, is it really going to relax me?”
Armed soldiers patrol on a Cancan beach. (Quintana Ruo Governor Mara Lezama through Facebook)
Tourists of Americans warned of increasing danger in summer vacation hotspots
Concerns about the visit to Mexico as an American have not been eliminated as large -scale crime cases against tourists have motivated the US State Department to issue warnings.
The agency issued a level 2 travel advisor to Quintana Ruo, which means that passengers should take “also” increased precautions in tourism sectors due to high risks related to property offenses, scams and topical violent incidents. ,
A beach in the Zona Hotlera neighborhood of Cancan. (Google Map)
The US embassy in Mexico encourages American citizens to be vigilant at all times, especially in the areas of the city of cancan, playa del carmen, and in the city areas of the Tulum, and to reduce vulnerability, to stay well -burnt, stick to populated areas. Travel alerts also remind visitors of incidents where violence related to cartel and rival gangs are disconnected, although not necessarily the tourists have been targeted, injuring innocent people.
“If you are going to places that represent the threat to a certain level, then you must have a plan to reduce that danger, because once this happens, you are not going to happen,” Brown said.
A joint task force, along with military, national guards and state police, monitors high-term tourist roads and nightlife areas to prevent crime. (Quintana Ruo Governor Mara Lezama through Facebook)
Smart travel
While military patrols can offer some rest, Brown insisted that personal vigilance is still the most effective safety tool for American tourists, especially women travel alone or in small groups.
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Brown recommended tourists to carry individual GPS trackers, ideally hidden in a handbag, bracelet, or necklace, and set back home back home with family members.
He urges passengers to use the transport systematic by the hotel only during stay in resorts and extend the driver’s identification and license plate to east.
Nightlife of military petrol mexico amid the government’s rift on crime. (Quintana Ruo Governor Mara Lezama through Facebook)
When it comes to nightlife, the former DEA special agent suggests that the drink is never accepted from strangers, only consumes beverages opened in front of you, and especially do not leave the resort alone alone at night.
For cruise-known or visitors to local cities, he recommends all jewelry, designer items and large amounts of cash to avoid being targeted.
“There is a plan,” he said. “Your awareness has to be greatly increased to get out of that aircraft.”
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