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The police in Mexico arrested two new suspects linked to the attack on Annalie Marino, the Cuban woman who was shot on May 28 in the Las Américas neighborhood of Mérida, as reported by the Yucatán Public Security Department.
The detainees have been identified as Francisco Javier "N", alias "Blanco", and Héctor Miguel "N", who have been placed at the disposal of the competent authority for their probable involvement in the attempted crime of femicide.
The operation was led by the Navy Secretariat, in coordination with the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection of the Government of Mexico, investigation agents from the SSP Yucatán, the State Attorney General's Office of Colima, and the Public Security Secretariat of that entity.
According to the official statement, the capture was the result of "ten days of continuous efforts" involving intelligence work, technological analysis from the C5, and the cross-referencing of operational information following the attack.
With these two arrests, the case now has at least three detainees. The first is Ibrahim Ahmad "N", a Jordanian citizen identified as the alleged mastermind, and the two men captured in Colima, who are labeled as the suspected executors or accomplices.
Ibrahim Ahmad, ex-husband of Annalie, had been arrested prior to the execution of his arrest warrant at the hospital where he was located, as confirmed by the SSP Yucatán in their statement.
The attack happened between seven and eight in the morning on May 28, when Annalie was returning home after dropping her children off at school.
A witness told members of the State Attorney General's Office and the State Investigation Police: "When the woman came out, the man approached and fired his weapon. He then fled on the motorcycle."
Annalie received two bullet wounds, one of them to the head, and is in critical condition. Her health status remained serious at least until June 6, according to news reports.
The line of investigation suggests that the attack was triggered by the notification of the divorce proceedings between Annalie and Ibrahim Ahmad, published in the Official Journal of the State of Yucatán just three days before the assault, on May 25.
In 2025, at least 12 Cuban women were victims of femicide outside the island, two of whom were in Mexico.
In May 2026, just weeks before the attack on Annalie, another Cuban was stabbed to death by her ex-partner in Cancún, Quintana Roo, in a case that was also investigated under the femicide protocol.
In February 2026, Yucatán approved a reform that raised the maximum sentence for femicide to 70 years in prison, the highest in the country and above the federal limit of 60 years, which could apply to the defendants in this case.
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