People took the streets to protests against police brutality but also vandalized stores
Authorities have tried to reassure residents that this is not the beginning of a wave of looting, saying the supply of food and medicine is guaranteed
Through social media, criminals are calling people to steal from stores
In Mexico, people actively loot archeological zones and steal the pieces
Despite Mexico’s efforts to recover over 100 pre-Columbian artifacts from its cultural heritage, and its call to the French government to take action in the case, auction house Millon proceeded with the sale amassing EUR €1.2 million
Honduras is still waiting to recover a stolen jade breastplate lent to Mexico 20 years ago
Archeological looting in Mexico
During the last decade, the FGR has seized over 600 archeological vestiges and historical monuments stolen by national and transnational criminal organizations
Calakmul encompasses a tropical forest and an ancient city but it has been looted by criminals for years
Mexicans were enraged by the 20-percent fuel price hike announced over the weekend as part of a government deregulation effort
The Cybercrime Police has detected over 1,500 fake social networks accounts encouraging the looting of stores and portraying the protests over gas price hike as violent