Overview

• Authorities say the 33-year-old fisherman, identified as Pablo Esteban, was detained on September 21 near the CTM beach area and later pronounced dead at the local Hospital General.
• Municipal officials reported he showed symptoms consistent with possible drug use and was transported for medical evaluation before his death.
• Videos shared online show his capture in the water and later on the sand in handcuffs, which prompted public criticism and demands for accountability.
• Five officers from the Policía Turística were removed from duty on a preventive basis and put at the disposal of investigators while an internal administrative case proceeds.
• The Fiscalía General del Estado de Quintana Roo is conducting the formal inquiry, and no criminal charges have been announced as reports of probable asphyxia and head injuries are examined.