While the Solidaridad City Council boasts of a ârobust administrative structure,â a very different story unfolds on the streets of Playa del Carmen: one of fear, extortion, and officials operating like a true mafia. Today, on Xplaya TV, we bring to light testimonies that directly implicate Marco Antonio Barranco Bello, known in the underworld as âEl Barranco,â the current Coordinator âCâ of the Collection and Auditing Department.
THE âLITTLEâ GOLD MINTS AND TERROR IN THE STREETS
Through anonymous reports received by our newsroom, citizens fed up with the abuses describe an extortion network that spares no one, not even the smallest business owner.
âThe amount El Barranco demandedâ10,000 pesos a monthâis nowhere to be seen,â recounts one of the victims, who lost his stall on Calle 40 after refusing to pay the illegal tribute.
âI donât see the money El Barranco was asking for on the streets: 10,000 pesos a month,â says one of the victims, who lost his stall on Calle 40 after refusing to pay the illegal tribute.
THE âLITTLEâ GOLD MINTS AND TERROR IN THE STREETS ### THE ABUSE TEAM: ACCOMPLICES AND âCOVER-UPâ
Testimonies indicate that Barranco does not act alone. The network spreads like a cancer within the administration:

- Carolina VelĂĄzquez: Identified as the one in charge of âcarrying the cashâ and the keeper of the keys to the confiscated goods room. She is accused of demanding up to 5,000 pesos from her own employees to return confiscated furniture. A lucrative business with other peopleâs property!
- Juan Carlos (a) âBananoâ: Despite having been dismissed, it is reported that he continues to extort positions under Barrancoâs influence, threatening to âtake everything from them.â
- Paul: Another prosecutor romantically linked to this network, operating under the same corruption scheme, now extended to the Tulum area. ### FROM INSPECTORS TO LUXURY âLOREDSâ
Itâs outrageous that, while business owners are closing their shops because they canât afford the âfees,â these officials flaunt a lifestyle that doesnât match a public servantâs salary. âHe just bought her a luxury SUV,â they point out regarding the connections between the implicated prosecutors.
How has a unionized official, who should be ensuring fiscal order, become untouchable? People know: âThey canât fire him because heâs a union member,â and he feels protected by the shadows of past administrations like Laura Beristainâs.
PEOPLE ARE ALREADY UNITING!

Source: xplayatv




