Mangroves from Dzilam de Bravo to Santa Clara have been filled in by the real estate mafia, which intends to construct buildings.
Without fear of environmental authorities, heavy machinery began filling in the mangroves from Dzilam de Bravo to Santa Clara, causing unprecedented ecological devastation to transform this protected area into another zone of the “New Riviera of Mexico.” Since Saturday, fishermen have been requesting the intervention of the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa) and witnessing the impunity with which the mangrove destruction advances.
Residents of Dzilam de Bravo showed that the focal point is located at kilometer 27, between this port and Santa Clara. They reveal that behind this mangrove filling is a high-ranking politician from a family of businessmen, who use front men for the ecological crime.
The devastation of the mangroves on the beaches of Dzilam de Bravo has sparked outrage among fishermen and community residents, who accuse politicians and businessmen of being behind a plan to illegally seize these lands.
According to the complaints, politicians linked to the National Action Party of Yucatán, in collusion with Profepa, are allegedly falsifying documents in the municipality of Dzidzantún to steal lands from Dzilam de Bravo, completely ignoring the area’s environmental protection.
The accusations indicate that since Saturday, Profepa has been notified of the use of heavy machinery in protected areas, where much of the local flora, including the mangroves, has been destroyed.
The affected parties will demand that the Financial Intelligence Unit explain where one of the front men, surnamed Suárez, obtained the money to buy a 30-million-peso mansion and a new 36-foot yacht worth over 8 million pesos, which he docked near the Moonplace beach residence this summer.
Residents indicate that until 2018, the now prominent real estate businessman had a phone booth business in the Itzimná neighborhood, next to the Eloísa Patrón school, earning 36,000 pesos per month. In the last six years, as a government advisor, he had an average salary of 90,000 pesos per month, meaning that even without spending a single peso of his income, his savings would be 6.48 million pesos, less than the cost of the yacht alone.
As reported by POR ESTO! in recent weeks, a satellite photo raised alarms on Sunday, the 18th, when it was confirmed that, despite being a protected area by national and international laws, the mangrove area on the northern coast has fallen into the hands of the so-called real estate mafia, which is destroying and subdividing from Telchac Puerto to Santa Clara.
According to the collected data, the devastation of the flora and mangroves on the beaches of Dzilam de Bravo is based on the alleged falsification of documents by the Dzidzantún City Hall to take this area away from the fishermen.
The fishermen of Dzilam de Bravo responded that the affected area has no relation to Dzidzantún, but the real estate promoters claim they have legal possession of the mangroves.
“Since Saturday, we have notified Profepa about the use of machines in protected areas, damaging all the mangroves. Everyone turns a blind eye; the businessmen say they are protected by government people, so they do as they please,” said one of the fishermen.
The community is alarmed, not only by the destruction of the mangroves, which are vital for the livelihood of local fishermen, but also by the blatant violation of environmental laws and the abuse of power by those who should protect the natural heritage and communal lands.
“Residents demand that the destructive activities be stopped immediately and that those involved be thoroughly investigated before it is too late to save what remains of the mangrove in Dzilam de Bravo.”
Source: Por Esto
