While the Solidaridad City Council boasts of a “robust administrative structure,” 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 “El Barranco,” the current Coordinator “C” of the Collection and Auditing Department.
THE “LITTLE” 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.
“The amount El Barranco demanded—10,000 pesos a month—is nowhere to be seen,” recounts one of the victims, who lost his stall on Calle 40 after refusing to pay the illegal tribute.
“I don’t see the money El Barranco was asking for on the streets: 10,000 pesos a month,” says one of the victims, who lost his stall on Calle 40 after refusing to pay the illegal tribute.
THE “LITTLE” GOLD MINTS AND TERROR IN THE STREETS ### THE ABUSE TEAM: ACCOMPLICES AND “COVER-UP”
Testimonies indicate that Barranco does not act alone. The network spreads like a cancer within the administration:
- Carolina Velázquez: Identified as the one in charge of “carrying the cash” 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 people’s property!
- Juan Carlos (a) “Banano”: Despite having been dismissed, it is reported that he continues to extort positions under Barranco’s influence, threatening to “take everything from them.”
- Paul: Another prosecutor romantically linked to this network, operating under the same corruption scheme, now extended to the Tulum area. ### FROM INSPECTORS TO LUXURY “LOREDS”
It’s outrageous that, while business owners are closing their shops because they can’t afford the “fees,” these officials flaunt a lifestyle that doesn’t match a public servant’s salary. “He just bought her a luxury SUV,” 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: “They can’t fire him because he’s a union member,” and he feels protected by the shadows of past administrations like Laura Beristain’s.
PEOPLE ARE ALREADY UNITING!
Source: xplayatv
