Cancun, Q.R. — One person is in custody after being arrested inside the Cancun International Airport Tuesday. National Guard assisted in the arrest of a man after authorities located nearly 10 kilos of cocaine inside his luggage.
According to Mexico’s Security Cabinet, the packages were found inside a false bottom of a suitcase during an X-ray inspection. An on-site police dog confirmed the finding prior to a physical inspection.
“At the Cancun International Airport in Quintana Roo, personnel from Mexican Customs, in coordination with the National Guard and the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection, detained an individual and seized nearly 10 kilograms of cocaine, which were concealed in a false bottom of a suitcase,” the Gabinete de Seguridad de México reported in a statement.
“The seizure took place during a baggage inspection conducted using X-ray equipment and with the assistance of a canine unit,” they said.
The man, who has not been identified by either name or nationality, was taken into custody inside the airport.
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“Agencies within the Security Cabinet continue to carry out coordinated efforts to combat drug trafficking and strengthen surveillance at the country’s points of entry,” the Cabinet added.
