Officers from Mexico City’s Secretariat of Citizen Security intervened after store staff requested police assistance regarding an unauthorized structure on Avenida José María Castorena, in the San José de los Cedros neighbourhood of Cuajimalpa.[1][2] The operation took place in the parking lot of a self-service store in San José de los Cedros, where 24 packets of suspected drugs and gambling items were seized.[3][2] Upon arrival, officers found a tent with gambling items and observed two men exchanging small aluminium-foil packets beside the structure, who went inside upon seeing police.[1]
During a preventive search conducted according to police protocols, officers found 24 packets of dry green herb with characteristics similar to marijuana among the men’s belongings.[1][2] Authorities confirmed the detention of two men found with suspected marijuana.[3] The two detainees, aged 34 and 23, were informed of their constitutional rights and transferred alongside the seized items to the Ministerio Público.[1]
Officers also seized appliance boxes, tubular frames for assembling a table with a wooden board, and a payment terminal.[1][2] The Ministerio Público was tasked with determining the legal situation of both men.[1]
