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Detectives investigating the murder of British estate agent Chris Cleave, 54, ifrom Truro, Cornwall, n Mexico are linking his killing to that of his business partner Vitaly Feygin, 57, last year.

The government, sensitive to several recent high-profile incidents, has deployed a Tourist Security Battalion to patrol Cancun, Tulum and the Mexican Riviera.

The government, sensitive to several recent high-profile incidents, has deployed a Tourist Security Battalion to patrol Cancun, Tulum and the Mexican Riviera

The trouble began, as it often does here, when tourists asked the hotel staff to help them buy cocaine.

A member of the new Tourist Security Battalion of the National Guard stands guard at a beach in Cancun, Mexico, December 2, 2021. ELIZABETH RUIZ/AFP

Mexican officials said the recent spike in violence is a consequence of a "turf war" among local gangs looking to control street-level drug-dealing.