Alejandro “N” and Alfonso Daniel “N” were arrested on Avenida 127 in Supermanzana 101, Cancún, by officers of the state Citizen Security Secretariat (SSC).[1] According to the police account, the two men were beside the boot of a car, exchanging transparent plastic bags of dried herb that resembled marijuana.[1] One of the men moved towards the vehicle as police approached, while the other stayed where he was.[2] The officers intervened and carried out a preventive inspection of both men.[2]

The inspection found 114 transparent bags of dried herb resembling marijuana and 31 bags of solid fragments resembling cocaine.[2] Officers also seized two waist bags, two mobile phones and a red Mazda 3 i Touring with Quintana Roo plates.[3] The men and the seized items were handed to the state prosecutor’s office and its unit specialised in narcomenudeo, small-scale drug dealing, to determine their legal situation.[1]

The police report said officers from the SSC’s investigation directorate were on prevention and surveillance patrols.[3] Turquesa News noted that both men must be presumed innocent until their legal situation is resolved.[1]