Authorities detained two men and one woman in Tihuatlán, in northern Veracruz, described as suspected members of a criminal cell.[1][2] During the intervention officers seized two small bags of marijuana from them, along with 40 doses of cristal, mobile phones and a vehicle.[1][2]

The three, the marijuana and the other seized items were placed at the disposal of the competent authorities.[1] The detentions were part of coordinated operations across Veracruz on Wednesday and Thursday that produced 28 arrests altogether, involving the state Public Security Secretariat, the Navy, the Defence Ministry, the state prosecutor’s office and municipal police.[1][2]

The operations took in several municipalities, including Manlio Fabio Altamirano, where officers found and rescued a man who may have been held unlawfully.[1] In Cristal, officers detained 12 people on health-crime suspicions and seized 79 doses of cristal, one of cocaine and 33 doses of marijuana.[1]

Separately, officers arrested five people on suspicion of illegal firearms possession and seized 63 doses and a bag of marijuana with them, alongside crystal, two handguns and ammunition.[1] In searches supporting the state prosecutor’s office in Coscomatepec and Cosoleacaque, seven people were detained and one dose of marijuana was seized alongside crystal doses and firearms.[1]

The secretariat’s bulletin 1785 reports that the operations were carried out by the state Public Security Secretariat, the state prosecutor’s office, the Navy and Defence ministries, the National Guard and municipal police.[3] The secretariat’s bulletin 1785 also reports that in Manlio Fabio Altamirano authorities found a man who may have been a victim of unlawful deprivation of liberty.[3]