The governor of Quintana Roo, a Mexican state located on the Yucatán Peninsula, has asked Mexico's National Defense Secretariat to step up security in Cancún, Playa del Carmen and Tulum. 200 soldiers, including members of the army and the National Guard, will be present in Tulum alone.
This is even though this part of Mexico is considered one of the safest in the country. The Easter period is a period of high tourist influx, which can attract certain organized gangs to rob tourists.