Mérida, Yucatán. — With the escape of Arturo Millet Reyes, there are now two escapes involving prominent figures linked to criminal activity that have allegedly been allowed by the Yucatán Secretariat of Public Security (SSP). The first involved Hernán Bermúdez Requena, of La Barredora.
The Yucatecan real estate businessman, sentenced for breach of trust and with a long history of fraud, became a fugitive after evading police custody at a private clinic in this city.
During a hearing last Monday at the Sentence Enforcement Court (case file 150/2022J3ES), he was sentenced to imprisonment for failing to comply with the payment of $2.8 million dollars in restitution.
He claimed to be suffering from health problems; SSP paramedics diagnosed him with a nervous breakdown, and his hospitalization was authorized under the supervision of members of the State Investigation Police (PEI). He was supposed to be transferred to the Mérida Social Reintegration Center once he was discharged. However, he evaded surveillance and fled.
The paramedics from the SSP were also allegedly involved in the operation. After reporting the situation to the Command Unit, the radio dispatch center ordered the accused to be transferred to a hospital, where he was diagnosed with a nervous breakdown.
Those who have covered the police beat know very well that nervous breakdowns are generally treated on site, meaning at the location where they occur, and in the vast majority of cases they do not require transportation, even when the episodes are triggered by violent or bloody incidents.
Former paramedics from the agency consulted on the matter stated that every transfer in SSP ambulances requires authorization from the police command unit, meaning the police dispatch center is the authority that gives approval for an ambulance to move from one location to another.
This escape by Millet Reyes adds to that of Hernán Bermúdez Requena, leader of the criminal organization “La Barredora” and former Secretary of Security of Tabasco. In February 2025, when federal authorities were arranging his arrest on charges of organized crime, extortion, and kidnapping, an alleged “tip-off” from Yucatán — linked to the SSP’s State Investigation Police — allowed Bermúdez to leave the country from Mérida airport on a private flight bound for Panama, followed by additional stops until his capture in Paraguay. The Yucatecan agency, which knew of his presence, did not arrest him and allegedly facilitated his departure.
Thus, with Millet Reyes’ escape, there are now two escapes involving prominent figures linked to criminal activity that the Yucatán SSP has allegedly allowed.
Millet Reyes faces fraud proceedings involving more than 300 million pesos in Nuevo León (case files 2762/2024-UTM-MTY and 684/2023), where he allegedly defrauded numerous businesspeople and investors from Monterrey through transactions, rights-assignment agreements, and promissory notes, including debts approaching 15 million dollars. He was arrested on April 27, 2026, on Mérida’s Periférico and transferred to Monterrey.
He has accumulated complaints involving more than 200 million pesos in Yucatán and Quintana Roo over real estate fraud, irregular land sales, and breach of trust. In November 2025, he was arrested at Puente Teya while attempting to flee toward Quintana Roo; he was subsequently released through injunctions. He has been linked to more than 20 companies in the sector and to allegations of political protection.
The two escapes have reignited the debate over the role of the Yucatán SSP in allegedly facilitating the escape of high-profile individuals with open criminal proceedings. Authorities continue efforts to locate and capture Millet Reyes.
Source: mexicodailypost
