Playa del Carmen, Q.R. — A 20-year-old man from Tabasco was arrested in Playa del Carmen after not being able to provide a permit to carry the firearm found in his possession.
It was during a joint operation between the Municipal Public Security Secretariat, the National Guard and the State Public Security Secretariat, that a male was seized for carrying a loaded firearm. He was also found in possession of cartridges.
The arrest occurred on Sunday night in the vicinity of the In House neighborhood when the now detained was riding a motorcycle without lights. Police stopped him and when conducting a security review, they found the weapon among his belongings.
The unnamed man was transferred to the state police base for the corresponding legal procedures.