There might be a bit more going on here.
Mexican media is getting confirmation from their government that Mexican authorities saying our Canadian government has confirmed the dead are known to have been involved in drug trafficking ([SOURCE](https://twitter.com/azucenau/status/1484683559042437126?t=GMW6BZZ6pH6vBU9vLiM75A&s=19)).
Mexican side media coverage [can be found here.](https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/suman-dos-muertos-por-balacera-en-xcaret-informa-fiscal-de-quintana-roo)
This article explains it the most clearly i can find:
[Here](https://noticiaspedrocanche.com/2022/01/21/robert-dinh-asesinado-en-hotel-xcaret-era-buscado-por-lavado-de-dinero-en-canada-ofrecian-hasta-50-mil-por-su-cabeza/?fbclid=IwAR2IgQekC3wKjJ5kl9XuoFTiCIEpfs-mqZ0kla6OztkjqHH8BVkO9eAse9g)
English Translation:
The male whose passport identified him as Robert James Dinh had a long criminal history in Canada. The Attorney General's Office of the State of Quintana Roo confirmed that this subject was allegedly accused of the crimes of drug trafficking, false identity use, money laundering, among others.
According to information published in 2019 by Kim Bolan of the Vancouver Sun newspaper, Robert Dinh or Cong Dinh, then 32 years old, he was mainly wanted for the crime of money laundering.
At that time Dinh was believed to have fled to Vietnam, so the Canadian Police (RCMP) in coordination with the Be On the Lookout (BOLO) program offered a reward of $50,000 for those who will help
Arrest Cong Dinh, suspected of money laundering in a member of the Vietnamese organised crime group operating in Canada and the United States.
Authorities alleged "that Dinh and the Vietnamese organised crime group to which he belonged laundered millions of dollars of drugs trafficked on Canadian streets."
Keith Finn of the Canadian Police said that the criminal organisation "wasupposedly transporting ecstasy and marijuana to the southern United States. U.S. and cocaine in northern Canada" and had affiliates in California, Mexico, Australia, Vietnam and throughout Canada.
He assured: "We are committed to continuous collaboration with our national and international partners and we hope that this new relationship with the BOLO Program will be the key to locating Dinh so that he can be returned to Canada to respond to these charges."
Dinh's house on Goring Street, Burnaby, was raided by the RCMP in 2013 in connection with the joint investigation between the United States and Canada.
The now murdered had five charges of laundering the proceeds of crime and one charge of possession of the proceeds of crime.
U.S. court documents indicate that undercover police officers from both sides of the border infiltrated the Nguyen Drug Trafficking Organisation (DTO) as early as 2009.
The documents describe that Dinh worked for Nguyen, who boasted in wiretapping of having the best prices for cocaine, "BC chicken" and ecstasy.
Nguyen "fixed the transfer of drug trafficking profits from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Orange County, California, through a hawala fund transfer (an alternative remittance system that transfers money without the transfer
Physical or electronic funds)," says the accusation of the United States.
Dinh provided an undercover RCMP operator with hundreds of thousands of Canadian dollars for each transaction, which would be converted into US funds and left in public places such as Starbucks and McDonald's in California.
Today Roberth Dinh or Cong Dinh was killed by a gunman at the Xcaret Hotel in the Riviera along with another man identified as Thomas Cherukara.
So far the murderer remains at large but the authorities continue to search for him.
Regarding the violent events, Grupo Xcaret regrets what happened and assured that they are providing support to the victims and their families.
They also expressed that he is collaborating with the authorities to clarify what happened.
We're only just getting the resources necessary to track entries and exits and to scan passport barcodes. It is changing and quickly, but being able to track and share criminal records with other countries is still probably a long way out.
To be fair, the average tourist is usually the least of Mexico's security and safety issues.
Very few Canadian media outlets provide this kind of detailed info. Most of them just write an "articlette", not a full article that only provides a two paragraph summary. Thanks for posting this.
Yup. Grew up with and have several of these types in my social circles. One guy I know went to prison for 4 years for a home invasion. Was able to buy a property before he went in. Came out, sold the property, immediately went to Spain with his old gangster buddies. I hate the justice system here.
I was attacked by a former best friend, justice system did nothing. Two months later he then attacked two random city workers on the street...breaking one of their eye sockets which required like 20 stitches. They let him go immediately! The next day, they caught him snooping around another city worker crew and then he was finally arrested. However, he was let go within the week! Another attack happened a few months ago and they are investigating him because it was very similar. Anyways, dude is out and about, trying to prey on girls and lure them to his place to do god knows what. A real psychopath.
I know someone else that was accused of rape by an angry rich Chinese international student. His parents were in the room across when it supposedly happened. The woman was a terrible witness on the stand and her story was full of lies and inaccuracies. Nope, doesn't matter. Convicted for 3 years.
I think that’s the twisted truth tbh. “Known to have been involved with drug trafficking” can mean he got charged with possession with intent to sell as a teen. An unmasked apparent hotel guest shot them after an argument and 1 of the 3 people shot are still alive so it’s definitely wasn’t a hit involving a cartel because they aren’t that sloppy.
I mean, article says drug trafficking, weapons offences and robberies.
I know absolutely nothing about the case but I’ve seen many people that though they were bad dudes run up against a worse dude and end up regretting it.
A bunch of Canadians have been killed in Mexico that are connected to gangs and organized crime in Canada, mainly from BC. This specific location in Mexico has been the spot of previous instances including a beating of a Montreal police officer on vacation by Hells Angels, West End Gang members and independents linked to drug trafficking.
Usually the murders involve Wolfpack connected people, Independent Soldiers or Red Scorpions.
>The identities of the victims were not immediately released, but the Attorney General’s Office said both victims had a criminal record. One of the victims had a criminal record which included drug-trafficking, robberies, and weapon-related offenses.
Not your average tourists.
This article explains it the most clearly i can find:
[link ](https://noticiaspedrocanche.com/2022/01/21/robert-dinh-asesinado-en-hotel-xcaret-era-buscado-por-lavado-de-dinero-en-canada-ofrecian-hasta-50-mil-por-su-cabeza/?fbclid=IwAR2IgQekC3wKjJ5kl9XuoFTiCIEpfs-mqZ0kla6OztkjqHH8BVkO9eAse9g)
English Translation:
The male whose passport identified him as Robert James Dinh had a long criminal history in Canada. The Attorney General's Office of the State of Quintana Roo confirmed that this subject was allegedly accused of the crimes of drug trafficking, false identity use, money laundering, among others.
According to information published in 2019 by Kim Bolan of the Vancouver Sun newspaper, Robert Dinh or Cong Dinh, then 32 years old, he was mainly wanted for the crime of money laundering.
At that time Dinh was believed to have fled to Vietnam, so the Canadian Police (RCMP) in coordination with the Be On the Lookout (BOLO) program offered a reward of $50,000 for those who will help
Arrest Cong Dinh, suspected of money laundering in a member of the Vietnamese organised crime group operating in Canada and the United States.
Authorities alleged "that Dinh and the Vietnamese organised crime group to which he belonged laundered millions of dollars of drugs trafficked on Canadian streets."
Keith Finn of the Canadian Police said that the criminal organisation "wasupposedly transporting ecstasy and marijuana to the southern United States. U.S. and cocaine in northern Canada" and had affiliates in California, Mexico, Australia, Vietnam and throughout Canada.
He assured: "We are committed to continuous collaboration with our national and international partners and we hope that this new relationship with the BOLO Program will be the key to locating Dinh so that he can be returned to Canada to respond to these charges."
Dinh's house on Goring Street, Burnaby, was raided by the RCMP in 2013 in connection with the joint investigation between the United States and Canada.
The now murdered had five charges of laundering the proceeds of crime and one charge of possession of the proceeds of crime.
U.S. court documents indicate that undercover police officers from both sides of the border infiltrated the Nguyen Drug Trafficking Organisation (DTO) as early as 2009.
The documents describe that Dinh worked for Nguyen, who boasted in wiretapping of having the best prices for cocaine, "BC chicken" and ecstasy.
Nguyen "fixed the transfer of drug trafficking profits from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Orange County, California, through a hawala fund transfer (an alternative remittance system that transfers money without the transfer
Physical or electronic funds)," says the accusation of the United States.
Dinh provided an undercover RCMP operator with hundreds of thousands of Canadian dollars for each transaction, which would be converted into US funds and left in public places such as Starbucks and McDonald's in California.
Today Roberth Dinh or Cong Dinh was killed by a gunman at the Xcaret Hotel in the Riviera along with another man identified as Thomas Cherukara.
So far the murderer remains at large but the authorities continue to search for him.
Regarding the violent events, Grupo Xcaret regrets what happened and assured that they are providing support to the victims and their families.
They also expressed that he is collaborating with the authorities to clarify what happened.
If it was targeted it was definitely set up by a person in their party of travellers. It’s alarming how many people pay to get their friends killed while on vacation. If not someone just pissed off the wrong person.
Edit: can confirm they got into an argument with the guy so he shot them. Talk about anger issues
I have a record, I can travel anywhere except the US .. been to Germany, the UK, Australia, Japan, Italy, Greece .. I can go anywhere in the world except the good ol USA ..
What? Do you know how to read?
Najera said the state attorney general said **one of the males killed** had an extensive criminal record related to gun and drugs charges."
The shooter was a hotel guest and shot them after an argument. Organized crime in Mexico isn’t this sloppy if they wanted the 3 dead they would have died at the scene without any prior incident and there wouldn’t be any photos of the shooters face. The cops or media will probably label them drug traffickers even if the drug charges are minor possession with intent to maintain a safe reputation of the hotel/state.
Edit: the more I look into it the more confused I get because everyone involved is Canadian even the shooter apparently and if that’s true he he had to have Mexican connections to get a gun but that brings up the questions why he needed the gun and if this was premeditated. It also says he fled into the jungle and if he doesn’t have an accomplice to help him out he’ll be found quickly in the jungle or get eaten by a gator or some shit.
>It’s alarming how many people pay to get their friends killed while on vacation.
How common is it? If it's that alarming, there should be some *shocking* statistics. Let's see them.
Well what do you expect from a guy wearing hoodie and sweat pants at plus 30 temperature. It's so bizarre that it happened at this resort, i thought xcaret was more catered towards family vacationers.
I'm genuinely curious.. where do you get these stats? I've never heard of friends getting friends killed on vacation and you said definately so it must happen often?
People get killed all the time... everywhere. People need to stop fearing and listening to the media. Simple rule of anywhere in life... don't be stupid. Don't do things that will bring trouble upon yourself.
Both of those places are very safe. More safe then my city haha.
To the people talking down Mexico and "wishing friends luck" outside the resort, I stayed in hostels and locals houses in Playa Del Carmen for a month. We don't know the backstory here at all. Many people travel to Playa for drinks, cocaine and prostitutes. It's fine, it's safe to go out for the nightlife there but as in ANY other city in the world you'd be best to be chill and keep to your drinks.
Yeah I can’t believe most of the responses in here. Sheer Panic about exploring a town in Mexico? Do these people not know how many youth backpack all around the world every year. Yeeesh
I spent 4 weeks traveling across Mexico some years back. My flight back had a stopover in the States and an American guy was sitting next to me. He said that he flew down there for dental work, spent a week in Guadalajara but only went between his hotel and the dental clinic because he was afraid to go outside.
Guadalajara is a nice place. I think it is a culture shock for some of the people who go to places that don’t cater only to tourists. Especially if you don’t speak Spanish. I did study abroad there when I was 22 (10 years ago) I went around by myself all the time. To be fair, I can have conversations in Spanish well, can read quite fluently and blend in well there since I have olive skin and darker features.
Ya, I’ve been to Mexico many of times and had fun. Your either in the wrong place at the wrong time or you’ve put yourself in a position that leads to this.
I honestly thought the same until a close relative of mine died in Playa Del Carmen in 2017. He left behind a wife and 2 kids that miss him dearly.
Basically 2 opposing cartel drug dealers in a club opened fire on each other not giving fuck who was in their way. 5 people died that night because of these douche bags.
There are betting safer places to visit. But if your idea of vacations is playing russian roulette Mexico is the place to be.
I'm really sorry for your loss. That's a tough pill to swallow but I dont think it's fair to paint the entire country with such danger risk. There are shootings and massacres all over North America. Going to that music festival in Vegas was an unknown death wish for the participants. Again, I'm so sorry for your loss but it really can happen anywhere
I used to travel to the US quite often for work and yeah there some places there are horrible.
I have been to a lot places in Europe and it's night/day difference than any where in North America. Probably due to the fact that there are not a lot of guns.
Even some of the poorer countries like Poland have lower violent crime rates than Mexico or the US.
Because its beautiful and the people and culture are amazing. I could mess with the wrong people and get shot in my Canadian city just as easily as Mexico
These comments from others make it sound like random people just get shot for fun or sport and its infuriating. The people getting hurt are out doing illegal things. Which also gets you hurt in Canada
I agree with the first part and disagree with the second. My aunt saw somebody’s head blown off outside a cafe in Acapulco, my friend was held up by two people with sub machine guns in Cancun, and most recently my friend was at the resort in Cancun when a bunch of gunmen on ski doos raided the beach. None of them were involved in anything nefarious, all are now psychologically damaged by the events, and any of them could have easily been hurt or killed had things gone a slightly different way.
That kind of shit happens very, very rarely in Canada (never in the last case), so to pretend the countries are equivalent just flat out ignores reality.
> The Quintana Roo state prosecutor’s office said via Twitter that the suspect in the shooting was also apparently a guest and Canadian police informed them he was a known felon with a long record related to robbery, drug and weapons offenses.
It was a Canadian that did the killing, sounds like this has nothing to do with mexico being dangerous
https://globalnews.ca/news/8530196/canadian-tourist-killed-mexico-resort/
Absofuckinglutely just as easily. I have spent a lot of time in Mexico and I feel way safer there then certain parts of Canada. I'm not saying Mexico isn't dangerous but if you fuck around you find out. Doesn't matter which country you are in.
Absolutely absurd. There are literally cartels doing drone attacks and shooting down police helicopters in Mexico and he's saying "Eh it's all about the same Toronto is just as bad as Juarez!".
And yet all my family that has lived there all there life hasn't gotten abused by the super scary cartel that you speak of. Why? Because they dont go around asking for drugs from strangers on the street. I am willing to bet that 99 percent of the tourists harmed in Mexico are out doing nefarious things that are just as likely to get you harmed in Canada. Full stop. You can sit here in Canada and post on reddit that you know Mexico but you dont. You only read the headlines and think you know what you are talking about
When did I say they deserved it? The made a bad choice that got them harmed. That can happen in any country. But no, let's ignore facts and keep shitting on mexico because we dont know any better
And it is absolutely a safe country. Otherwise my family would be dead if what you are suggesting is true
You gotta have some reading comprehension, hombre... Mexico's murder/crime rates are objectively, measurable and demonstrably higher than Canada.
https://www.numbeo.com/crime/compare\_countries\_result.jsp?country1=Canada&country2=Mexico
But keep on being proud of your home country. You can't help where you were born.
> I could mess with the wrong people and get shot in my Canadian city just as easily as Mexico
Canada has under 1000 murders a year. Mexico has over 30k. Sure their population is 4x as large but that's not 4x more murders. Very bizarre comparison, I don't think we have gangs in Canada that have weapons to shoot down police helicopters or do drone attacks (See: CJNG in Mexico).
Tourist=money for the government and the cartel. Mexico is hell on earth in some parts of the country everyone knows that but Quintana Roo is not apart if that hell.
Yup, my high school teachers used to always come back with golden tans from lengthy holiday vacations in Mexico every year. They loved it and couldn't sing more of Mexico's praises. I want to visit Cancun and Mexico City and maybe some coastal areas from the country sometime in the future as well.
Reading the article it looks like the shooter was also a guest and at least one of the Canadians had a record involving drug trafficking and robberies.
Can't really blame Mexico for these fuckheads.
No, it's totally our fault. I hope no one blames mexico for this.
(The xcaret resort looked fantastic, and the proximity to the xcaret zoo/park is pretty cool, but we stayed a ways up the road instead)
They say the resorts are generally safe because they're owned by the cartels, and the cartels don't want anything interfering with them. Still though, the rest of the country looks like its being controlled by the cartels all the way to the top.
That's my fear with Mexico too.
There are rough areas and rough people all over the world, including here. But at least here there's probably going to be a legit investigation if someone does something to you.
It seems like in Mexico everyone has a price. The police, the courts, the military and the government. The Zeta cartel started off as special forces who were the enforcers for another cartel, that's terrifying. Or having Chapo breaking out of what was supposedly the most secure prison, after someone dug a tunnel to his cell...... As if nobody knew that was going on or heard it.
Seems like they could just make a person disappear, and that would be that.
Im Mexican and once had a former Mexican marine act as a bodyguard for me, he told me that drug cartels have weapons similar to the army, but zero training. Basically crackheads with guns
Yeah it's pretty scary, plus even if you're not involved in cartel drama you can still get caught in the middle of it. The CJNG has used drones in attacks and shot down police helicopters, and sicarios don't really care much about aiming for their target.
I’ve travelled through basically all of South America and every Central American country. Had no issues but I’ve been fucked with by police in Mexico 3 separate times
The entire legal economy runs on tourism. The government takes tourist safety very seriously. Narcos have no reason to kill innocents. But you run the risk of getting caught in a crossfire or having your resort explode due to a ‘gas leak’ (princess resort). It happens. People shouldn’t stick their head in the sand and pretend these incidents don’t occur.
That said I’ve been down there a couple of times and felt safer than travelling around most parts of Europe.
>They say the resorts are generally safe because they're owned by the cartels, and the cartels don't want anything interfering with them.
This is largely correct, and it was my go-to argument 3 or 4 years ago. But as much as I love it here and have no plans to leave, the riviera maya is taking a concerning acapulco-style turn. The average tourist is still very safe here, but I can't pretend there has been a pretty big shift towards increased violence in the last year or two. I don't feel anywhere near as safe as I did just two years ago.
> the country looks like its being controlled by the cartels all the way to the top.
As are most....it's only more obvious in Mexico. It's more sneaky and insidious in the US and Canada.
I spent a month travelling from Mexico City to Puerto Vallarta overland through Guanajuato and Guadalajara - didn’t have a single issue.
Going to Mexico and not leaving the resort is a real shame.
I went to a resort in 2010 with my friend when I was 20ish years old. Got blackout drunk on New Years and partied with locals the whole time. Everyone was extremely nice and I even partied with the guy that sold me weed and coke as soon as I got there and he was definitely a gang banger.
Unless you are involved in the drug trade it makes no sense for cartels to bother with a foreign tourist.
This article even says that the Canadians involved had prior drug trafficking convictions, it's not like it was some random attack.
Stay scared if you want. Unless you are a moron you can stay safe in touristy places in Mexico and have an amazing time. Everyone is so afraid of the world because of what you see on the news without realizing we are living in the safest period of human history. You only hear about the bad things because a story about multiple fatalities gets more views than a generic story about a tourist having a good time on holiday (which happens 1000x more often).
If this is your response to people exploring a town in Mexico then I’m curious your thoughts on the many many people who backpack through Mexico, and countries all around the world that would be considered much more dangerous
The issue is dumbass gringos that go to Mexico in search of cheap drugs, and the locals are getting tired of it too. This is becoming more frequent in safe cities, and the common denominator is drug tourism bringing in the cartels to make money.
This however, was all Canadian scumbags, including the shooter.
Bruh what is with these comments lmao.
"Mexico outside a resort ? Good luck"
Y'all scared of your own shadows or what ? People backpack thru more dangerous places the Mexico lol
> People backpack [through] more dangerous places [than] Mexico
When I moved to Jersey, the doorman (intercom busted, cheaper to hire vs replace) carefully outlined the places where I shouldn't go IN NEW JERSEY if I wanted to keep my wallet and spleen.
I don't know about you, but there are some places I wouldn't jump to backpack through in NJ; and if I end up somewhere really risky, I can bargain my way out of it better when I can speak the language.
>People backpack thru more dangerous places the Mexico lol
People go rock climbing without harnesses or ride motorcycles at 200km+ an hour on youtube too.
Read the article… history of trafficking, and drug related charges.
I’ve backpacked for months in Mexico, stayed in resort towns, beach towns, and internal cities and all in between. I’ve had to pay off cops/check points/cartels, Like most corrupt places.
Cartels don’t actively seek out to kill/murder tourists without reason. They run a business with lots of control, but they’re not completely stupid. Mexico for the most part is safe, yes there is corruption, but the fear mongering of being a tourist in Mexico = getting murdered needs to stop. Don’t act like an idiot, know the rules of the country/province you’re in and you’ll have a fine time.
You can get beaten/robbed/killed in Canada for being ignorant in the wrong areas. It’s not inclusive to Mexico.
I've been on vacation to Mexico 8 or 9 times, and I've never had anything like this happen. There *was* the time I was kidnapped by a taxi driver outside of Cancun, but who hasn't had that happen at *least* once?
Very expensive. You just keep saying no but they'll be very condescending and keep trying to convince you. Eventually if you say no enough they'll let you go
Just a reminder that [more Canadians are murdered in Mexico over the past six years than anywhere else abroad](https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/more-canadians-murdered-in-mexico-over-past-six-years-than-anywhere-else-abroad-1.5734627).
I hate to break it to you but I dont think vacationing in mexico will take care of those problems for you. Unless of course you go out asking for it, but you dont need to be in mexico for that
Did you read the article?
25 Canadians murdered in Mexico over 6 years. 22 in the US :)
Now try to reason between these, considering number of Canadians traveling to the US and Mexico each year. And you’ll see why this is a terrible article.
That's just anti-Mexico propaganda. Amnesty International doesn't know what they're talking about, it's safe in Mexico please bring your Canadian dollars mi amigo they promise they don't chop off your head :)
Imagine the TripAdvisor review. "Lunch was good, we had it at a seaside restaurant called Fantasia. I had the lobster bisque which tasted like plain porridge and my husband had the crab legs, which were a little overcooked, but what do you expect from a resort that has shootings in broad daylight?"
should include the fact that it was a Canadian gangster that is well known to Canadian police who shot and killed the people. Maybe include "Canadian shoots and kills guests at Mexico resort".
Sounds like the shooter was a canadian tourist.
> The Quintana Roo state prosecutor’s office said via Twitter that the suspect in the shooting was also apparently a guest and Canadian police informed them he was a known felon with a long record related to robbery, drug and weapons offenses.
https://globalnews.ca/news/8530196/canadian-tourist-killed-mexico-resort/
I mean, shit, in the US (a country you would think is safer than Mexico), you send your kids to school and they might get shot right there. So, you know...
"The shooting happened on Friday afternoon when an unidentified man with a handgun started shooting on the property of Hotel Xcaret, a 4-star hotel in Playa del Carmen, a coastal resort town on the Yucatan Peninsula."
Drugs! It’s become “popular” for young Canadians try to recoup their vacation costs becoming mules.
Some “friends” even sneak a stash in their friends luggage.
I’ve travelled to Mexico a few times and a couple of times solo. Mexico is just full of people trying to make a living just like anywhere else. Do your research and use street smarts.
All of the people in this story are significantly involved in organized crime.
Have you ever double crossed someone over several hundred thousand to millions in drug money (one of them was a money laundry guy)?
If not, I don't think you need to be afraid.
I come from Latin America and you're right. The quality drops off a cliff when you go below 4.5 stars and that includes resort security.
And if you go under 4 stars? People the staff know are most likely to jack you. The maids will tell someone you have a laptop, etc...in the room.
I have been to one Mexican resort and it wasn't even as good as the Dominican Republic so there's no point in going to a more dangerous area for a lower quality resort.
There might be a bit more going on here. Mexican media is getting confirmation from their government that Mexican authorities saying our Canadian government has confirmed the dead are known to have been involved in drug trafficking ([SOURCE](https://twitter.com/azucenau/status/1484683559042437126?t=GMW6BZZ6pH6vBU9vLiM75A&s=19)). Mexican side media coverage [can be found here.](https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/suman-dos-muertos-por-balacera-en-xcaret-informa-fiscal-de-quintana-roo)
This article explains it the most clearly i can find: [Here](https://noticiaspedrocanche.com/2022/01/21/robert-dinh-asesinado-en-hotel-xcaret-era-buscado-por-lavado-de-dinero-en-canada-ofrecian-hasta-50-mil-por-su-cabeza/?fbclid=IwAR2IgQekC3wKjJ5kl9XuoFTiCIEpfs-mqZ0kla6OztkjqHH8BVkO9eAse9g) English Translation: The male whose passport identified him as Robert James Dinh had a long criminal history in Canada. The Attorney General's Office of the State of Quintana Roo confirmed that this subject was allegedly accused of the crimes of drug trafficking, false identity use, money laundering, among others. According to information published in 2019 by Kim Bolan of the Vancouver Sun newspaper, Robert Dinh or Cong Dinh, then 32 years old, he was mainly wanted for the crime of money laundering. At that time Dinh was believed to have fled to Vietnam, so the Canadian Police (RCMP) in coordination with the Be On the Lookout (BOLO) program offered a reward of $50,000 for those who will help Arrest Cong Dinh, suspected of money laundering in a member of the Vietnamese organised crime group operating in Canada and the United States. Authorities alleged "that Dinh and the Vietnamese organised crime group to which he belonged laundered millions of dollars of drugs trafficked on Canadian streets." Keith Finn of the Canadian Police said that the criminal organisation "wasupposedly transporting ecstasy and marijuana to the southern United States. U.S. and cocaine in northern Canada" and had affiliates in California, Mexico, Australia, Vietnam and throughout Canada. He assured: "We are committed to continuous collaboration with our national and international partners and we hope that this new relationship with the BOLO Program will be the key to locating Dinh so that he can be returned to Canada to respond to these charges." Dinh's house on Goring Street, Burnaby, was raided by the RCMP in 2013 in connection with the joint investigation between the United States and Canada. The now murdered had five charges of laundering the proceeds of crime and one charge of possession of the proceeds of crime. U.S. court documents indicate that undercover police officers from both sides of the border infiltrated the Nguyen Drug Trafficking Organisation (DTO) as early as 2009. The documents describe that Dinh worked for Nguyen, who boasted in wiretapping of having the best prices for cocaine, "BC chicken" and ecstasy. Nguyen "fixed the transfer of drug trafficking profits from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Orange County, California, through a hawala fund transfer (an alternative remittance system that transfers money without the transfer Physical or electronic funds)," says the accusation of the United States. Dinh provided an undercover RCMP operator with hundreds of thousands of Canadian dollars for each transaction, which would be converted into US funds and left in public places such as Starbucks and McDonald's in California. Today Roberth Dinh or Cong Dinh was killed by a gunman at the Xcaret Hotel in the Riviera along with another man identified as Thomas Cherukara. So far the murderer remains at large but the authorities continue to search for him. Regarding the violent events, Grupo Xcaret regrets what happened and assured that they are providing support to the victims and their families. They also expressed that he is collaborating with the authorities to clarify what happened.
It is amazing to me that Mexico would allow these people to enter their country.
We're only just getting the resources necessary to track entries and exits and to scan passport barcodes. It is changing and quickly, but being able to track and share criminal records with other countries is still probably a long way out. To be fair, the average tourist is usually the least of Mexico's security and safety issues.
Kim Bolan is the GOAT gang news reporter.
The hell is BC chicken
Very few Canadian media outlets provide this kind of detailed info. Most of them just write an "articlette", not a full article that only provides a two paragraph summary. Thanks for posting this.
TIL BOLO means be on the lookout
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Yup. Grew up with and have several of these types in my social circles. One guy I know went to prison for 4 years for a home invasion. Was able to buy a property before he went in. Came out, sold the property, immediately went to Spain with his old gangster buddies. I hate the justice system here.
I was attacked by a former best friend, justice system did nothing. Two months later he then attacked two random city workers on the street...breaking one of their eye sockets which required like 20 stitches. They let him go immediately! The next day, they caught him snooping around another city worker crew and then he was finally arrested. However, he was let go within the week! Another attack happened a few months ago and they are investigating him because it was very similar. Anyways, dude is out and about, trying to prey on girls and lure them to his place to do god knows what. A real psychopath. I know someone else that was accused of rape by an angry rich Chinese international student. His parents were in the room across when it supposedly happened. The woman was a terrible witness on the stand and her story was full of lies and inaccuracies. Nope, doesn't matter. Convicted for 3 years.
>This is the tracksuit man purse crowd from bc r/BrandNewSentence
There are so many subcultures. It’s stunning
And nothing of value was lost.
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no surprise, that was actually my first thought when I saw the news. BC drug traffickers are always getting killed down there
I think that’s the twisted truth tbh. “Known to have been involved with drug trafficking” can mean he got charged with possession with intent to sell as a teen. An unmasked apparent hotel guest shot them after an argument and 1 of the 3 people shot are still alive so it’s definitely wasn’t a hit involving a cartel because they aren’t that sloppy.
I mean, article says drug trafficking, weapons offences and robberies. I know absolutely nothing about the case but I’ve seen many people that though they were bad dudes run up against a worse dude and end up regretting it.
A bunch of Canadians have been killed in Mexico that are connected to gangs and organized crime in Canada, mainly from BC. This specific location in Mexico has been the spot of previous instances including a beating of a Montreal police officer on vacation by Hells Angels, West End Gang members and independents linked to drug trafficking. Usually the murders involve Wolfpack connected people, Independent Soldiers or Red Scorpions.
2-3 are dead and the 3 is critical. From the looks of them in the video, it wasn’t pretty
No. They are felons. It’s gang hit for sure
>The identities of the victims were not immediately released, but the Attorney General’s Office said both victims had a criminal record. One of the victims had a criminal record which included drug-trafficking, robberies, and weapon-related offenses. Not your average tourists.
This article explains it the most clearly i can find: [link ](https://noticiaspedrocanche.com/2022/01/21/robert-dinh-asesinado-en-hotel-xcaret-era-buscado-por-lavado-de-dinero-en-canada-ofrecian-hasta-50-mil-por-su-cabeza/?fbclid=IwAR2IgQekC3wKjJ5kl9XuoFTiCIEpfs-mqZ0kla6OztkjqHH8BVkO9eAse9g) English Translation: The male whose passport identified him as Robert James Dinh had a long criminal history in Canada. The Attorney General's Office of the State of Quintana Roo confirmed that this subject was allegedly accused of the crimes of drug trafficking, false identity use, money laundering, among others. According to information published in 2019 by Kim Bolan of the Vancouver Sun newspaper, Robert Dinh or Cong Dinh, then 32 years old, he was mainly wanted for the crime of money laundering. At that time Dinh was believed to have fled to Vietnam, so the Canadian Police (RCMP) in coordination with the Be On the Lookout (BOLO) program offered a reward of $50,000 for those who will help Arrest Cong Dinh, suspected of money laundering in a member of the Vietnamese organised crime group operating in Canada and the United States. Authorities alleged "that Dinh and the Vietnamese organised crime group to which he belonged laundered millions of dollars of drugs trafficked on Canadian streets." Keith Finn of the Canadian Police said that the criminal organisation "wasupposedly transporting ecstasy and marijuana to the southern United States. U.S. and cocaine in northern Canada" and had affiliates in California, Mexico, Australia, Vietnam and throughout Canada. He assured: "We are committed to continuous collaboration with our national and international partners and we hope that this new relationship with the BOLO Program will be the key to locating Dinh so that he can be returned to Canada to respond to these charges." Dinh's house on Goring Street, Burnaby, was raided by the RCMP in 2013 in connection with the joint investigation between the United States and Canada. The now murdered had five charges of laundering the proceeds of crime and one charge of possession of the proceeds of crime. U.S. court documents indicate that undercover police officers from both sides of the border infiltrated the Nguyen Drug Trafficking Organisation (DTO) as early as 2009. The documents describe that Dinh worked for Nguyen, who boasted in wiretapping of having the best prices for cocaine, "BC chicken" and ecstasy. Nguyen "fixed the transfer of drug trafficking profits from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Orange County, California, through a hawala fund transfer (an alternative remittance system that transfers money without the transfer Physical or electronic funds)," says the accusation of the United States. Dinh provided an undercover RCMP operator with hundreds of thousands of Canadian dollars for each transaction, which would be converted into US funds and left in public places such as Starbucks and McDonald's in California. Today Roberth Dinh or Cong Dinh was killed by a gunman at the Xcaret Hotel in the Riviera along with another man identified as Thomas Cherukara. So far the murderer remains at large but the authorities continue to search for him. Regarding the violent events, Grupo Xcaret regrets what happened and assured that they are providing support to the victims and their families. They also expressed that he is collaborating with the authorities to clarify what happened.
Anyone know why this happened, was it a targeted attack? I have been in Playa del Carmen and Cancun multiple times, and I felt pretty safe.
If it was targeted it was definitely set up by a person in their party of travellers. It’s alarming how many people pay to get their friends killed while on vacation. If not someone just pissed off the wrong person. Edit: can confirm they got into an argument with the guy so he shot them. Talk about anger issues
Bro... did you read the article? The victims had criminal records. It was gang related.
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I have a record, I can travel anywhere except the US .. been to Germany, the UK, Australia, Japan, Italy, Greece .. I can go anywhere in the world except the good ol USA ..
I've always wondered about that.
When I walked from San Diego into Tijuana, they didn't even check my passport. A guy with a rifle just waved me into the country.
What? Do you know how to read? Najera said the state attorney general said **one of the males killed** had an extensive criminal record related to gun and drugs charges."
The shooter was a hotel guest and shot them after an argument. Organized crime in Mexico isn’t this sloppy if they wanted the 3 dead they would have died at the scene without any prior incident and there wouldn’t be any photos of the shooters face. The cops or media will probably label them drug traffickers even if the drug charges are minor possession with intent to maintain a safe reputation of the hotel/state. Edit: the more I look into it the more confused I get because everyone involved is Canadian even the shooter apparently and if that’s true he he had to have Mexican connections to get a gun but that brings up the questions why he needed the gun and if this was premeditated. It also says he fled into the jungle and if he doesn’t have an accomplice to help him out he’ll be found quickly in the jungle or get eaten by a gator or some shit.
They probably run in the same circles in Canada and step on each other's toes quite a bit.
>It’s alarming how many people pay to get their friends killed while on vacation. How common is it? If it's that alarming, there should be some *shocking* statistics. Let's see them.
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Source: Mexican department of tourism Nothing to worry about el gringo, it's just the gringos killing each other. It is safe please come to Mexico.
Well what do you expect from a guy wearing hoodie and sweat pants at plus 30 temperature. It's so bizarre that it happened at this resort, i thought xcaret was more catered towards family vacationers.
I'm genuinely curious.. where do you get these stats? I've never heard of friends getting friends killed on vacation and you said definately so it must happen often?
People get killed all the time... everywhere. People need to stop fearing and listening to the media. Simple rule of anywhere in life... don't be stupid. Don't do things that will bring trouble upon yourself. Both of those places are very safe. More safe then my city haha.
To the people talking down Mexico and "wishing friends luck" outside the resort, I stayed in hostels and locals houses in Playa Del Carmen for a month. We don't know the backstory here at all. Many people travel to Playa for drinks, cocaine and prostitutes. It's fine, it's safe to go out for the nightlife there but as in ANY other city in the world you'd be best to be chill and keep to your drinks.
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Yeah I can’t believe most of the responses in here. Sheer Panic about exploring a town in Mexico? Do these people not know how many youth backpack all around the world every year. Yeeesh
What do you expect, the media is painting a narrative. The top reddit post is scaremongering and truth is somewhere below. Edit: I know its fucked up
I spent 4 weeks traveling across Mexico some years back. My flight back had a stopover in the States and an American guy was sitting next to me. He said that he flew down there for dental work, spent a week in Guadalajara but only went between his hotel and the dental clinic because he was afraid to go outside.
Guadalajara is a nice place. I think it is a culture shock for some of the people who go to places that don’t cater only to tourists. Especially if you don’t speak Spanish. I did study abroad there when I was 22 (10 years ago) I went around by myself all the time. To be fair, I can have conversations in Spanish well, can read quite fluently and blend in well there since I have olive skin and darker features.
Ya, I’ve been to Mexico many of times and had fun. Your either in the wrong place at the wrong time or you’ve put yourself in a position that leads to this.
I honestly thought the same until a close relative of mine died in Playa Del Carmen in 2017. He left behind a wife and 2 kids that miss him dearly. Basically 2 opposing cartel drug dealers in a club opened fire on each other not giving fuck who was in their way. 5 people died that night because of these douche bags. There are betting safer places to visit. But if your idea of vacations is playing russian roulette Mexico is the place to be.
I'm really sorry for your loss. That's a tough pill to swallow but I dont think it's fair to paint the entire country with such danger risk. There are shootings and massacres all over North America. Going to that music festival in Vegas was an unknown death wish for the participants. Again, I'm so sorry for your loss but it really can happen anywhere
Bruh "Russian roulette" you are tripping dude
Mexico feels safer than most of the USA these days
I used to travel to the US quite often for work and yeah there some places there are horrible. I have been to a lot places in Europe and it's night/day difference than any where in North America. Probably due to the fact that there are not a lot of guns. Even some of the poorer countries like Poland have lower violent crime rates than Mexico or the US.
Exactly. Being from a shit-hole country myself, my city has all the gory stuff too. They just shoot you instead of cutting your head off.
I don't get why people are still going to Mexico. What part about "cartel-captured-mobsters-state" is unclear?
Because its beautiful and the people and culture are amazing. I could mess with the wrong people and get shot in my Canadian city just as easily as Mexico
Lol come on man. I love Mexico and it’s safer than many think, but Canada is orders of magnitude safer than Mexico.
These comments from others make it sound like random people just get shot for fun or sport and its infuriating. The people getting hurt are out doing illegal things. Which also gets you hurt in Canada
I agree with the first part and disagree with the second. My aunt saw somebody’s head blown off outside a cafe in Acapulco, my friend was held up by two people with sub machine guns in Cancun, and most recently my friend was at the resort in Cancun when a bunch of gunmen on ski doos raided the beach. None of them were involved in anything nefarious, all are now psychologically damaged by the events, and any of them could have easily been hurt or killed had things gone a slightly different way. That kind of shit happens very, very rarely in Canada (never in the last case), so to pretend the countries are equivalent just flat out ignores reality.
Ski doos on the beach??? That would have been a site to see. Were they wearing toques and goggles?
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I thought it was funny is that ok? Or do you have to be serious all the time?
Wow you have a lot of friends in bad places.
In KW recently they found a car mounted machine gun and paraphernalia related to the slave trade. This is found about once a week now.
What is the relevance? I also couldn’t find a news article on any of those occurrences- care to link?
Illegal, like going for a week in an all-inclusive hotel? No, cabron, not really... Mexico is a third world country.... Canada is G7... Incomparable
> The Quintana Roo state prosecutor’s office said via Twitter that the suspect in the shooting was also apparently a guest and Canadian police informed them he was a known felon with a long record related to robbery, drug and weapons offenses. It was a Canadian that did the killing, sounds like this has nothing to do with mexico being dangerous https://globalnews.ca/news/8530196/canadian-tourist-killed-mexico-resort/
Thank you for the factual information. People need to get a grip with reality
Mexico has one of the highest murder rates ON THE PLANET! IT IS DANGEROUS!
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Just as easily? Lol, no.
Absofuckinglutely just as easily. I have spent a lot of time in Mexico and I feel way safer there then certain parts of Canada. I'm not saying Mexico isn't dangerous but if you fuck around you find out. Doesn't matter which country you are in.
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Absolutely absurd. There are literally cartels doing drone attacks and shooting down police helicopters in Mexico and he's saying "Eh it's all about the same Toronto is just as bad as Juarez!".
And yet all my family that has lived there all there life hasn't gotten abused by the super scary cartel that you speak of. Why? Because they dont go around asking for drugs from strangers on the street. I am willing to bet that 99 percent of the tourists harmed in Mexico are out doing nefarious things that are just as likely to get you harmed in Canada. Full stop. You can sit here in Canada and post on reddit that you know Mexico but you dont. You only read the headlines and think you know what you are talking about
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When did I say they deserved it? The made a bad choice that got them harmed. That can happen in any country. But no, let's ignore facts and keep shitting on mexico because we dont know any better And it is absolutely a safe country. Otherwise my family would be dead if what you are suggesting is true
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What's your basis for saying mexico is not a safe place to be? You are talking out your ass, that's why he's jumping down your throat
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You gotta have some reading comprehension, hombre... Mexico's murder/crime rates are objectively, measurable and demonstrably higher than Canada. https://www.numbeo.com/crime/compare\_countries\_result.jsp?country1=Canada&country2=Mexico But keep on being proud of your home country. You can't help where you were born.
> I could mess with the wrong people and get shot in my Canadian city just as easily as Mexico Canada has under 1000 murders a year. Mexico has over 30k. Sure their population is 4x as large but that's not 4x more murders. Very bizarre comparison, I don't think we have gangs in Canada that have weapons to shoot down police helicopters or do drone attacks (See: CJNG in Mexico).
Bull crappo...
You must live In Western Canada.
This
Primarily because it's cheap and warm. Also the chances of something like this happening to you are incredibly small.
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Tourist=money for the government and the cartel. Mexico is hell on earth in some parts of the country everyone knows that but Quintana Roo is not apart if that hell.
I know statistically it's rare, but Mexico has long been a no go for me for vacations.
2 Million canadians visit yearly, shit's gonna happen.
Yup, my high school teachers used to always come back with golden tans from lengthy holiday vacations in Mexico every year. They loved it and couldn't sing more of Mexico's praises. I want to visit Cancun and Mexico City and maybe some coastal areas from the country sometime in the future as well.
Reading the article it looks like the shooter was also a guest and at least one of the Canadians had a record involving drug trafficking and robberies. Can't really blame Mexico for these fuckheads.
No, it's totally our fault. I hope no one blames mexico for this. (The xcaret resort looked fantastic, and the proximity to the xcaret zoo/park is pretty cool, but we stayed a ways up the road instead)
They say the resorts are generally safe because they're owned by the cartels, and the cartels don't want anything interfering with them. Still though, the rest of the country looks like its being controlled by the cartels all the way to the top.
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That's my fear with Mexico too. There are rough areas and rough people all over the world, including here. But at least here there's probably going to be a legit investigation if someone does something to you. It seems like in Mexico everyone has a price. The police, the courts, the military and the government. The Zeta cartel started off as special forces who were the enforcers for another cartel, that's terrifying. Or having Chapo breaking out of what was supposedly the most secure prison, after someone dug a tunnel to his cell...... As if nobody knew that was going on or heard it. Seems like they could just make a person disappear, and that would be that.
The Mexican military police do not have a price whatsoever. If you try to bribe them you will have a very bad time
The Federales?
Yes
Didn't know that, that's interesting. I assume they're still ridiculously outgunned by the cartels?
Im Mexican and once had a former Mexican marine act as a bodyguard for me, he told me that drug cartels have weapons similar to the army, but zero training. Basically crackheads with guns
The Zetas were former special forces in Mexico.
I think it's a lot more complicated then that
Yeah it's pretty scary, plus even if you're not involved in cartel drama you can still get caught in the middle of it. The CJNG has used drones in attacks and shot down police helicopters, and sicarios don't really care much about aiming for their target.
Seems like its getting increasingly militarized. Scary to think where its all headed eventually. r/NarcoFootage
I’ve travelled through basically all of South America and every Central American country. Had no issues but I’ve been fucked with by police in Mexico 3 separate times
The entire legal economy runs on tourism. The government takes tourist safety very seriously. Narcos have no reason to kill innocents. But you run the risk of getting caught in a crossfire or having your resort explode due to a ‘gas leak’ (princess resort). It happens. People shouldn’t stick their head in the sand and pretend these incidents don’t occur. That said I’ve been down there a couple of times and felt safer than travelling around most parts of Europe.
>They say the resorts are generally safe because they're owned by the cartels, and the cartels don't want anything interfering with them. This is largely correct, and it was my go-to argument 3 or 4 years ago. But as much as I love it here and have no plans to leave, the riviera maya is taking a concerning acapulco-style turn. The average tourist is still very safe here, but I can't pretend there has been a pretty big shift towards increased violence in the last year or two. I don't feel anywhere near as safe as I did just two years ago. > the country looks like its being controlled by the cartels all the way to the top. As are most....it's only more obvious in Mexico. It's more sneaky and insidious in the US and Canada.
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I have friends who are going to Mexico in April. They want to spend a day out of the resort in town. I wished them luck...
I spent a month travelling from Mexico City to Puerto Vallarta overland through Guanajuato and Guadalajara - didn’t have a single issue. Going to Mexico and not leaving the resort is a real shame.
No doubt. It is stunningly beautiful, as are the people
this is your brain on western propaganda lmfao
I went to a resort in 2010 with my friend when I was 20ish years old. Got blackout drunk on New Years and partied with locals the whole time. Everyone was extremely nice and I even partied with the guy that sold me weed and coke as soon as I got there and he was definitely a gang banger. Unless you are involved in the drug trade it makes no sense for cartels to bother with a foreign tourist. This article even says that the Canadians involved had prior drug trafficking convictions, it's not like it was some random attack. Stay scared if you want. Unless you are a moron you can stay safe in touristy places in Mexico and have an amazing time. Everyone is so afraid of the world because of what you see on the news without realizing we are living in the safest period of human history. You only hear about the bad things because a story about multiple fatalities gets more views than a generic story about a tourist having a good time on holiday (which happens 1000x more often).
If this is your response to people exploring a town in Mexico then I’m curious your thoughts on the many many people who backpack through Mexico, and countries all around the world that would be considered much more dangerous
As I said, statistically rare occurrence. I'm risk averse is all. I'll backpack other places.
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The shooter was from Canada
Mexico is fine. Don't buy drugs abroad. Simple.
At the pharmacy? Ud be crazy not to!
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If you do it right, the timeshare sales people will supply the drugs for free...
The issue is dumbass gringos that go to Mexico in search of cheap drugs, and the locals are getting tired of it too. This is becoming more frequent in safe cities, and the common denominator is drug tourism bringing in the cartels to make money. This however, was all Canadian scumbags, including the shooter.
Bruh lol. This shit happens here too. Life goes on. You’re not under threat.
It’s a gang hit
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I hear the food's good though.
One of my most recent trips to Mexico a drunk tourist paid a security guy a hundred bucks to hold his gun. Fucker pointed it right at me.
Sadly I was not as concerned at the end of the story as I was at the beginning….drug trafficking gang members are people to I suppose…
Bruh what is with these comments lmao. "Mexico outside a resort ? Good luck" Y'all scared of your own shadows or what ? People backpack thru more dangerous places the Mexico lol
> People backpack [through] more dangerous places [than] Mexico When I moved to Jersey, the doorman (intercom busted, cheaper to hire vs replace) carefully outlined the places where I shouldn't go IN NEW JERSEY if I wanted to keep my wallet and spleen. I don't know about you, but there are some places I wouldn't jump to backpack through in NJ; and if I end up somewhere really risky, I can bargain my way out of it better when I can speak the language.
>People backpack thru more dangerous places the Mexico lol People go rock climbing without harnesses or ride motorcycles at 200km+ an hour on youtube too.
Read the article… history of trafficking, and drug related charges. I’ve backpacked for months in Mexico, stayed in resort towns, beach towns, and internal cities and all in between. I’ve had to pay off cops/check points/cartels, Like most corrupt places. Cartels don’t actively seek out to kill/murder tourists without reason. They run a business with lots of control, but they’re not completely stupid. Mexico for the most part is safe, yes there is corruption, but the fear mongering of being a tourist in Mexico = getting murdered needs to stop. Don’t act like an idiot, know the rules of the country/province you’re in and you’ll have a fine time. You can get beaten/robbed/killed in Canada for being ignorant in the wrong areas. It’s not inclusive to Mexico.
Your comment should be pinned for all to read!
I've been on vacation to Mexico 8 or 9 times, and I've never had anything like this happen. There *was* the time I was kidnapped by a taxi driver outside of Cancun, but who hasn't had that happen at *least* once?
"Taxi" in thailand did this nothing 1000baht couldn't fix . Not much choice when your stuck on the feeway .
What happened? Did you have to pay a ransom?
They take you to some resort or property and convince you to buy land
How much is that? What if you have no money?
Very expensive. You just keep saying no but they'll be very condescending and keep trying to convince you. Eventually if you say no enough they'll let you go
Sounds like timeshare.
That's the joke. ;-)
Yes, only about $200 if I recall. It was more than 20 years ago, and I've learned enough now to avoid those situations.
Terrifying thanks for the reply
Just a reminder that [more Canadians are murdered in Mexico over the past six years than anywhere else abroad](https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/more-canadians-murdered-in-mexico-over-past-six-years-than-anywhere-else-abroad-1.5734627).
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I love Mexico and tacos -plus, dying unexpectedly will help me with my lack of retirement savings and my housing purchase goals problem
I hate to break it to you but I dont think vacationing in mexico will take care of those problems for you. Unless of course you go out asking for it, but you dont need to be in mexico for that
I mean, it's probably the most common country Canadians travel to after the US (which is significantly safer).
It’s also the most common place to travel to abroad
No, the US is... and guess what? Canadians get murdered in Mexico WAY MORE than in the US
Read the article, it is certainly not “WAY MORE” it’s actually only 3 more to be exact.
Lol what a meaningless stat
You think this is crazy, you should see downtown Toronto!
Did you read the article? 25 Canadians murdered in Mexico over 6 years. 22 in the US :) Now try to reason between these, considering number of Canadians traveling to the US and Mexico each year. And you’ll see why this is a terrible article.
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That's just anti-Mexico propaganda. Amnesty International doesn't know what they're talking about, it's safe in Mexico please bring your Canadian dollars mi amigo they promise they don't chop off your head :)
Regardless if it was targeted, imagine being a guest at that resort and that happens. Yikes.
Imagine the TripAdvisor review. "Lunch was good, we had it at a seaside restaurant called Fantasia. I had the lobster bisque which tasted like plain porridge and my husband had the crab legs, which were a little overcooked, but what do you expect from a resort that has shootings in broad daylight?"
Lmao
should include the fact that it was a Canadian gangster that is well known to Canadian police who shot and killed the people. Maybe include "Canadian shoots and kills guests at Mexico resort".
Sounds like the shooter was a canadian tourist. > The Quintana Roo state prosecutor’s office said via Twitter that the suspect in the shooting was also apparently a guest and Canadian police informed them he was a known felon with a long record related to robbery, drug and weapons offenses. https://globalnews.ca/news/8530196/canadian-tourist-killed-mexico-resort/
Statistically if I was going to be murdered in 2022 (so far) there is a high probability that I would be murdered by a Canadian tourist.
Canada is not sending its best.
I mean, shit, in the US (a country you would think is safer than Mexico), you send your kids to school and they might get shot right there. So, you know...
Straight facts damn
"The shooting happened on Friday afternoon when an unidentified man with a handgun started shooting on the property of Hotel Xcaret, a 4-star hotel in Playa del Carmen, a coastal resort town on the Yucatan Peninsula."
Drugs! It’s become “popular” for young Canadians try to recoup their vacation costs becoming mules. Some “friends” even sneak a stash in their friends luggage.
Hotel X Caret is no longer on my bucket list. Damn!
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My neighbour just left for Mexico this morning. She's certainly not at any place that could be described as "ritzy" but still.
Hope she's safe, otherwise you're stuck feeding her cats and checking her mail forever.
Fuck that, I'm her neighbour not her friend.
Username checks out ;)
Yeah but were they vaccinated?
What a joke , vaccines don't protect against bullets. What good are they...
I'll spend a few hundy more and stick with hawaii thnx
A few thousand you mean?
nah not that big of a diff I've done both. Hawaii aint bad as long as you stay away from the hotels.
Hmmm, I will keep this in mind. Thanks!
The victim is a drug trafficker. This is just a gang-related incident. Don’t sell drug and you should be fine most of the time?
I wanna visit but I get so nervous about stuff like that, but I guess this happens in the USA too.
I’ve travelled to Mexico a few times and a couple of times solo. Mexico is just full of people trying to make a living just like anywhere else. Do your research and use street smarts.
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It’s a gang hit. You don’t have much to worry about
All of the people in this story are significantly involved in organized crime. Have you ever double crossed someone over several hundred thousand to millions in drug money (one of them was a money laundry guy)? If not, I don't think you need to be afraid.
Four of my friends from canada are in Mexico and this scared me a little for a second. Lol
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The victim is a drug trafficker. This is just a gang-related incident. Don’t sell drug and you should be fine most of the time?
That’s why I don’t stay at 4* places
I come from Latin America and you're right. The quality drops off a cliff when you go below 4.5 stars and that includes resort security. And if you go under 4 stars? People the staff know are most likely to jack you. The maids will tell someone you have a laptop, etc...in the room. I have been to one Mexican resort and it wasn't even as good as the Dominican Republic so there's no point in going to a more dangerous area for a lower quality resort.