Over the weekend, the Quintana Roo State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) reported two separate operations against criminal gangs involved in the recruitment of minors. Both cases shared a similar modus operandi: luring young people with fake job offers.
Pretrial Detention Ordered for Minor Recruiter in Quintana Roo
On Friday, June 19, the Quintana Roo FGE ordered the pretrial detention of Juan Carlos “N,” alias “Coquerito,” accused of trafficking minors under the age of 18. The accused is linked to a criminal gang that recruits, transports, and houses minors to use them in drug sales in Tulum.
“Coquerito” recruited four women, two from Tamaulipas and two from Michoacán, through fake job offers circulating on social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, and TikTok.
The young women were offered jobs as waitresses, cooks, or restaurant and hotel workers in Tulum, and their travel to Quintana Roo was even paid for. Once they arrived, they were forced to work selling and distributing drugs.
Juan Carlos “N” will be held in pretrial detention for two years as a precautionary measure, while the rescued victims were placed under the protection of the DIF (National System for Integral Family Development).
Two days later, the Prosecutor’s Office arrested Óscar “N” and/or Cristofer “N”, who is also accused of trafficking minors to recruit them into organized crime.
The investigation indicates that the recruiter contacted his victim at a soccer game and offered him a job as a waiter; later, he was forced to sell narcotics in the coastal area of Tulum.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office opened an investigation and requested an arrest warrant. Óscar “N” and/or Cristofer “N” was placed at the disposal of the Judge of Control, who will determine his legal status within the established constitutional timeframe.
Source: unotv
