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Sesa removed Emigdio Morales Mezquita after business owners accused Tulum health inspectors of extortion and of posing as federal Cofepris agents. A councilman says the state was warned for years.
The president lands in Tulum on Thursday and will not leave Quintana Roo until Sunday. A 415-peso Jaguar Park fee, a sargassum plan, and cargo locomotives await Sheinbaum.
Mayor Diego Castañón rejected rumors of privatization and defended Free Access, the deal that provides 25 free Tulum beach access points through hotels along 8.5 kilometers of coast.
A resident says the SAT billed him for a Tulum payroll salary he never received. City hall promises a meeting as audits expose ghost employees left by past administrations.
President Sheinbaum plans a four-day Quintana Roo swing, with a mañanera from Tulum, housing deed deliveries, and a sargassum briefing in Cancún, according to a preliminary agenda.
A state official allegedly posed as federal Cofepris staff during Tulum health inspections, demanding payments from business owners who now call for a full investigation.
Tulum extortion allegations put sanitary inspectors under scrutiny, and Cofepris now says it has no municipal office in Quintana Roo, leaving the state to answer.
With Tulum's economy under strain, President Sheinbaum's visit puts public beach access and the Tulum Renace program in the spotlight. Here is what is at stake for the destination.
Tulum's Anticorruption Commission says more than 50 public servants have been removed over corruption complaints, while the municipal treasurer faces a separate federal case.
Tulum treasurer Vicente Aldape Moncada resigned after National Guard officers detained him at Cancún airport over alleged firearms, leaving the case with federal prosecutors.
The Tren Maya Tulum hotel, the largest in the army-run chain with 352 rooms, is running nearly empty, and Sedena has acknowledged the shortfall in its own contracts.
Tulum's summer security operation puts police, firefighters, and civil protection crews across the hotel zone and tourist sites through the peak vacation weeks.
IMOVEQROO brought driver's licenses, permits, and training to Tulum, letting transport workers skip the long trip to Chetumal for routine paperwork.
A new Tulum corruption case ends with nine municipal workers fired from Civil Protection and Fiscalización as the mayor pledges zero tolerance.
Federal opposition deputies want Sheinbaum and García Harfuch to step into the Tulum tourism crisis, citing extortion, a visitor slump, and citizen complaints over licensing.
Tulum council member Jorge Portilla Manica has left Movimiento Ciudadano, and the state party has already responded, as questions grow about what his next political move might be.
State prosecutors sealed two Tulum hotels inside the national park before dawn, offering no official reason. The tourism sector now waits for the Fiscalia to explain the operation.
A new National Guard barracks at Tulum airport will house 705 troops, part of a wider command protecting the state's airports, beaches, and Maya Train.
Municipal officials report a Tulum crime reduction of 74% in homicides and 76% in high-impact crimes over seven weeks, with 30 people detained and weapons and drugs seized.
Foreign drivers report Tulum police extortion near the airport, describing payments to avoid detention and missed flights as official safety pledges face new scrutiny.
