Quintana Roo security officers detained Cuban citizen Jesús Moisés “N” in Cancún with suspected drugs and allegedly counterfeit money.[1] The arrest occurred on Calle 8 in the municipality of Benito Juárez.[1] The operation involved Grupo Orión of the Citizen Security Secretariat with personnel from the Defensa Nacional, the Marina and the Guardia Nacional on surveillance patrols.[2] Officers intervened after seeing the suspect handling small bags containing material with characteristics similar to marijuana.[1]

Officers seized 77 doses of suspected marijuana.[1] Officers also seized 25 wraps of a crystal-like substance, for a total of 102 wraps.[3] Authorities also found 1,420 Mexican pesos in allegedly counterfeit bills of different denominations.[1] Officers also secured a red ecological bag with the drugs and money.[2]

Authorities linked Jesús Moisés “N” to alleged robberies of commercial establishments and paying with allegedly false bills.[3] He and the seized items were placed at the disposal of Quintana Roo’s Fiscalía Especializada en Combate al Delito de Narcomenudeo, which will determine his legal situation.[2]