Nine suspected members of a criminal group were arrested in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, in two separate operations where authorities seized doses of marijuana, crystal methamphetamine, and mobile phones.[1] The first arrest took place on 120 Avenida Norte in the Ejido neighborhood after a pedestrian reported that several men had threatened him and tried to sell him drugs.[1] Officers responded to the call and detained six men identified as Robert Adalberto “N”, Julio “N”, Gerardo “N”, Edgar Daniel “N”, Antonio “N”, and Nicanor “N”.[1] A routine search uncovered packages of green plant material similar to marijuana, crystal methamphetamine fragments, and cell phones in their possession.[1]

In a second operation on Avenida Sur in the Villas del Sol subdivision, police arrested three more men: Jonathan de Jesús “N”, Eriberto “N”, and Antonio “N”.[1] Officers caught them in flagrante while one of the men was distributing drug doses from a pouch to the other two suspects.[1] Narcotics and communication equipment were also seized at the scene of the second arrest.[1]

Authorities said the arrested men belonged to a local retail drug trafficking gang linked to recent violent incidents in the municipality.[1] The joint operation was conducted by the Municipal Police and the Quintana Roo state attorney general’s office.[1] All nine men were brought before a control judge, who ordered justified pretrial detention while their legal and medical status is resolved.[1]