UK holidaymakers have been urged to remain vigilant after a drug-related violence in a popular tourist area of Mexico. Three people were shot during clashes between rival gangs in the Playa del Carmen area earlier this week.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has updated its travel advice amid the surge of violent incidents in the area which includes the beach resort of Cancun and surrounding areas. Security footage showed tourists and shoppers rushing to escape shots were fired in a main shopping area.
Its latest bulletin stated: “Two foreign tourists were killed in Tulum, more tourists were injured during a shoot out in Puerto Morelos, and most recently there was a shooting in the Centre of Playa del Carmen, injuring three. There is currently an increased police presence in the Cancun area, including in the hotel zone. While tourists have not been the target, anyone in the vicinity of an incident could be affected.
