A Mexican national was gunned down in broad daylight near a luxurious Cancun resort by two suspects ... was a targeted attack behind the five-star Riu Caribe, the Riviera Maya News reported.

A criminal drug ring in Mexico that frequently terrorized a resort near Cancún popular with American tourists was dismantled following an undercover sting operation by law enforcement. The state ...

KARE 11 spoke with a mom who was part of a large group of Wayzata families on a senior spring break trip at the hotel who said drug dealers aggressively approached her son and man ...

In a chilling turn of events, a tranquil spring break in Cancun was disrupted by violent confrontations between police and alleged drug dealers. This incident unfolded in broad daylight at the Riu ...

On the beach you ... Hotel Riu Palace Las Americas sits between the sparkling blue Caribbean and the calm waters of Nichupte Lagoon on the northern bend of Cancun's Hotel Zone.

Avalon/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Visitors at a luxury Cancun hotel were on alert ... The incident happened on a beach near the Riu Caribe hotel shortly before noon on Wednesday ...

The beach, however ... islet that constitutes the Hotel Zone, Hotel Riu Palace Peninsula sits a bit farther from the airport than some of Cancun's other all-inclusive resorts.

Mexico's Attorney General announced the arrest of two other suspects at the resort, saying they had intimidated resort staff into letting them be there.