Holbox, Q.R — Police say another drug dealer has been arrested on the island of Holbox. The Secretary of Citizen Security (SSC) said Monday that Juan Manuel “N” was arrested, suspected of involvement in drug-related offenses.
He was taken into custody after being seen handling narcotics at the intersection of Tiburón Ballena Street and Paseo Kuka Street in Isla Holbox. He is the third person to be arrested on the small island for drug-related offences in a month.
“Members of the Centurion Group of the Secretariat of Citizen Security were on patrol when they noticed a man in the street,” the SSC reported.
“He took several small plastic bags containing a green, dried plant material resembling marijuana from his fanny pack and began counting them.
“Upon noticing the police presence, the man put the bags back in his fanny pack and became visibly nervous. The incident occurred at the intersection of Tiburón Ballena Street and Paseo Kuka Street on Isla Holbox, Lázaro Cárdenas municipality.
“He was informed of the violation and a preventive search was conducted. Thirty-seven small, clear, Ziploc-type plastic bags containing a green, dried plant material resembling marijuana were seized along with a black fanny pack and a gray and black cell phone.
“The evidence, as well as the detainee, were turned over to the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Combating Drug Trafficking.”
Authorities have stepped up island security after resident complaints of drug crimes and extortion.
