Suspect sentenced in attempted murder of Cancun hotel zone construction workerCancun, Q.R. — Cancun authorities say Ernesto Espinoza Zárate has been sentenced to over 16 years in prison for attempted murder. On Tuesday, Espinoza Zárate was sentenced after being found guilty of the 2023 attempted murder of a Cancun man. The State Attorney General reported that the incident occurred on July 19, 2023, when the victim, who has not been named, was working at a construction site in the Cancun Hotel Zone. “It should be noted that the armed men had previously extorted workers at the construction site.