Playa del Carmen, QR — More than a dozen people were arrested on the beaches of Playacar in downtown Playa del Carmen on Thursday. The Attorney General (FGE), the Secretary of Citizen Security (SSC) and the municipal police participated in the major raid.
In total, 13 people from three different activities were arrested on the beaches of the Playacar hotel zone for offering more than parasailing and jet skiing. According to FGE, all 13 were arrested for drug trafficking.
During the first arrest, Alexei “N”, Andrei Kevin “N”, Deaniel Jesús “N”, José Alfredo “N”, David “N” and Gilberto “N” were handcuffed and taken into custody after they were suspected of being in possession of marijuana and crystal meth.
Also in the hotel zone on Playacar beach, Javier “N”, Avitain “N”, Luis “N” and Hivis “N” were arrested after they were found in possession of suspected methamphetamine and marijuana, while Francisco Ildefonso “N”, Víctor Sebastián “N” and Juan Carlos “N” were found in possession of marijuana in another area of Playacar beach.
All drugs seized during Thursday’s major raid are being tested in the laboratory for their identity. The men were accused of drug trafficking due to the quantity of narcotics found on them at the time of their arrest.
In a statement, the FGE said: “According to initial investigations, all those arrested are part of the same violent criminal group dedicated to drug trafficking.”
Earlier this week, the Mexican government’s Ministry of Tourism reported that Playacar, in central Playa del Carmen, was the country’s most tourist-visited area during the first half of the year.
