A millionaire robbery registered on January 29 in a hospital in Cancun is being investigated by state authorities, who have already reported arrests and arrests.
MEXICO CITY — The Attorney General’s Office of the State of Quintana Roo confirmed that it is investigating an aggravated robbery committed in a private hospital in Cancun, in the municipality of Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo, where 2.5 million pesos in cash were stolen.
According to official information, the event occurred on January 29, 2026 at the Galenia Hospital, located on Tulum Avenue. The prosecutor’s office opened an investigation folder after the report of the hospital staff and the notification to the security authorities.
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According to the first institutional reports, a group of people entered the hospital during the early morning and committed the robbery with violence, which began a search and investigation operation coordinated between state corporations.
Investigation led to searches and arrest of three people
The prosecutor’s office reported that, as a result of the investigations, a search warrant was obtained, which was completed on February 2, 2026. During that proceeding, three people were arrested, identified as Belén del Carmen “N”, Rubén Darío “N” and Ronny de Jesús “N”.
In Informative Bulletin 0023-SSPE-083, the agency specified that the people arrested are indicated for their probable participation in the crime of aggravated robbery related to the events that occurred in the hospital.
The prosecutor’s office indicated that the investigations establish that the detainees were allegedly part of the group that stole the cash from the hospital, without further details about the degree of individual participation having been released so far.
Authorities confirm that one of the arrested people worked at the Cancun hospital
The Attorney General’s Office of the State of Quintana Roo reported that one of the three people arrested for the robbery with violence committed in a private hospital in Cancun was a worker of the hospital itself at the time of the events.
According to the official gazette issued on February 2, 2026, the person identified as Belén del Carmen “N” had an employment relationship with the hospital where the robbery occurred on January 29, 2026. The prosecutor’s office pointed out that this information is part of the data integrated into the investigation folder opened for the crime of aggravated robbery.
The ministerial authority indicated that, according to the investigations, the detainee’s employment condition is an element considered within the analysis of the case, without the specific functions she performed in the hospital or the time she had been working in the place have been publicly detailed so far.
The prosecutor’s office specified that the detainee was placed at the disposal of a judge along with the other two insured people, identified as Rubén Darío “N” and Ronny de Jesús “N”, who also face the corresponding legal process for their probable participation in the theft of 2.5 million pesos in cash.
Seizures made during official proceedings
During the search authorized by a judge, the authorities secured cash, firearms, magazines, useful cartridges and motorcycles, objects that were incorporated as evidence into the investigation folder.
The prosecutor’s office said that these indications are related to the robbery that occurred on January 29 and will be analyzed by experts to strengthen the investigation and determine criminal responsibilities in accordance with the law.
The seized objects were under the protection of the ministerial authority, as part of the corresponding legal procedure.
Secretariat of Citizen Security confirms preventive detention
The Secretariat of Citizen Security of Quintana Roo reported, through a press release issued on February 2, 2026, that the three arrested people were placed at the disposal of the judicial authority.
The agency specified that, after the initial hearing, a judge determined preventive detention for the detainees, while investigations continue for the robbery with violence in the Cancun hospital.
The Ministry of Citizen Security also confirmed the seizure of a motorcycle allegedly used during the assault, as well as cash related to the events under investigation.
Source: Proceso
