Taxi drivers kidnap 6 Brazilian tourists and an Uber driver in Cancun

The Municipal Police managed to rescue the seven kidnapped people.

 Taxistas secuestran a 6 turistas brasileños y a chofer de Uber en Cancún

A group of taxi drivers beat and deprived of their liberty 6 Brazilian citizens and an Uber driver in the city of Cancún on Monday night; They also stole their belongings.

According to the State Attorney General’s Office, the Municipal Police managed to rescue the seven kidnapped people.

According to the Prosecutor’s Office Specialized in Combating Kidnapping and Extortion Crimes, the foreigners requested the digital transportation service of the Uber application and were intercepted by two taxis on Pino Street and Avenida Tulum.

Later they took the five men and two women to an area near López Portillo Avenue; After assaulting them, they left them in that place around 8:30 pm where they were rescued by elements of the Benito Juárez Secretariat of Citizen Security and Transit.

Due to these events, the Prosecutor’s Office Specialized in Combating Kidnapping and Extortion Crimes opened the respective Investigation File for the probable commission of the crime of aggravated kidnapping against whoever is responsible.

Source: tabascohoy