Cancun, Q.R. — A man found transporting 1.2 million pesos in ketamine was arrested Tuesday inside Cancun International. The “foreign national” has not been named, nor has his nationality been made public.
The man, who appears to be in his mid-30s, was taken into custody by National Guard after a Customs scan found the substance inside plastic bottles. According to the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) of Mexico, ketamine is a controlled psychotropic substance.
The arrest took place July 15 inside the airport during a luggage scan. The substance was found inside food bottles labeled as natural products. While ketamine is not considered a narcotic, it is a controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act due to its hallucinogenic properties.
The SSPC said that the traveler was found in possession of two kilos after landing at Cancun International.
“In Cancun, Guardia Nacional and Customs officers, while inspecting luggage at the airport, detained a foreign national and seized two kilos of ketamine, a controlled psychotropic substance under the General Health Law.
“The cost of the seized substance is 1.2 million pesos,” the Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana reported.
In their Security Cabinet report, the Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana (SSPC) also did not name the origin country of the flight from which the man arrived.
