Dragon Mart Site in Quintana Roo Inspected for Proof of Environmental Damage Agencia EFE
go to original May 26, 2015

The Dragon Mart, a trade mart being built in the southeastern Mexican state of Quintana Roo with Chinese investment, was ordered to shut down due to environmental damage caused by the project in January this year. (Profepa)

A team of experts has inspected the site of the shuttered Dragon Mart project in the southeastern Mexican state of Quintana Roo for evidence of environmental damage.

Forensic photographers, criminalists, engineers, architects and experts from the Profepa environmental protection agency took part in a court-ordered inspection at the planned mall development near Cancun, the federal Attorney General's Office said in a statement.

Evidence was gathered to precisely determine the surface area affected by the land clearance and the impact on ecosystems, the AG's office said.

The project, located in the El Tucan district of the city of Benito Juarez and the target of lawsuits and complaints from different groups, including Mexican businesses, who fear the project will lead to unfair competition from Chinese manufacturers, was ordered to close down in January following a visit by federal environmental inspectors.

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It’s a big dream: A massive complex near the resort of Cancun that would be the largest trading center for Chinese products in the Western Hemisphere. (Maickol Tamayo)

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