The Chiapas State Attorney General’s Office, the Fiscalía General del Estado, reported the detention of two men identified as César “N” and Luis “N”.[1] The two men were described as alleged perpetrators of an offence against health, in the form of simple possession of marijuana.[1] Police detained them during a surveillance patrol in Colonia Caleras Maciel, a neighbourhood in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, the capital of Chiapas state.[1]
During that patrol, officers found 12 small plastic bags holding dry herb with characteristics similar to marijuana in their possession.[1] The 12 bags were described in Spanish as bolsitas de plástico with hierba seca, small bags of dry herb with characteristics similar to marijuana.[1]
Both detainees and the seized bags were placed at the disposal of the Ministerio Público, the public prosecutor’s office.[1] A colonia is a neighbourhood, so Caleras Maciel is the neighbourhood where the patrol made the detention.[1] That prosecutor’s office will determine their legal situation and decide the next step on the simple-possession allegation.[1]
