Playa del Carmen, Q.R. — More than a dozen people were arrested Thursday from the beaches of Playacar in central Playa del Carmen. The State Attorney General (FGE), Secretary of Citizen Security (SSC) and Municipal Police were involved in the mega-takedown.
A total of 13 people were taken into legal custody from three separate operations on Playacar hotel zone beach areas for offering more than parasailing and jet skiing. According to the FGE, all 13 were arrested for drug dealing.
In 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 being found in possession of what is believed to be marijuana and crystal meth.
Also on the hotel zone Playacar beach area, Javier “N”, Avitain “N”, Luis “N” and Hivis “N” were arrested after being found with drugs believed to be methamphetamine and marijuana, while Francisco Ildefonso “N”, Víctor Sebastián “N” and Juan Carlos “N” were found on another area of Playacar beaches in possession of marijuana.
All the drugs seized during the Thursday mega-bust will be lab tested for positive identification. The men were charged with drug dealing due to the amount of narcotics found on their person at the time of their arrests.
In a statement, the FGE said “according to initial investigations, all those arrested are part of the same violent criminal group dedicated to drug dealing.”
Earlier this week, the Secretary of Tourism of the Government of Mexico reported Playacar in central Playa del Carmen as being the most busy tourist area in the country during the first half of the year.
