Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Q.R. — On Sunday, police searched a home in the town of Felipe Carrillo Puerto locating weapons, tactical equipment and drones.
The security operation took place inside a rental property in the Leona Vicario neighborhood after the tenant vanished. Members of the Navy, Army, Quintana Roo Police and Investigative Police secured the property while the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) conducted an investigation.
The search operation took place Sunday afternoon after the owner of the property found loaded firearms hidden in a wall. The homeowner told police the male renter stop paying rent and vanished. When he finally entered the property several weeks later, he found the guns.
Police entered the home on 56th Street around 2:00 p.m. where the homeowner directed them to a hole in the wall. Inside the hole is where the homeowner located several weapons.
During the search, police reportedly located at least four long and short firearms with loaded magazines. Large drones and tactical equipment were also found inside the once-rented property.
Members of the Quintana Roo Police Tactical Group, along with Navy and Army personnel, cordoned off the area while a forensics team gathered evidence.
