At least two dead in cartel battle at Hyatt Ziva Riviera hotel in Riviera Maya

At least two people have died after an armed commando entered the Hyatt Ziva Riviera hotel in Riviera Maya and opened fire in confrontation with a rival drug cartel.

The Quintana Roo State Prosecutor's Office, in the Mexican Caribbean, has confirmed that it was a confrontation between rival drug gangs. The local police are already in the vicinity after receiving an emergency call. "Irregular activity was reported to 911 in the vicinity of a hotel," they reported.

Reports show that about 10 men carrying long weapons entered through the beach area that links the . . .