Suspected drug-smugglers’ plane lands, burns on Yucatan Peninsula highway

Military officials found a drug-smugglers’ plane ablaze on a jungle road after it made an illegal landing when military aircraft started following it. The twin-engine jet, which is suspected of carrying hundreds of kilos of drugs, was discovered on the Carrillo-Mérida road in Quintana Roo. The Defense Department said the plane had arrived from South America…

Drug-stuffed cupcakes seized at Mérida airport

Drug-stuffed cupcakes seized at Mérida airport

Mérida, Yucatán — A shipment of methadone, oxycodone and opioid substances were hidden inside packaged cupcakes until an on-duty canine sniffed them out, said the Mexican Army and the National Guard. The finding was made at a courier company’s operation at the Mérida International Airport. The package was headed to the Azcapotzalco mayor’s office in…

Police seize weapons and arrest 2 suspected drug traffickers in Motul

Police seize weapons and arrest 2 suspected drug traffickers in Motul

Motul, Yucatan — In a large counter-narcotics operation with heavily armed personnel, a private home was searched in the San Roque neighborhood. Two suspects accused of drug trafficking were arrested. Police seized from 25 to 30 weapons, including shotguns and squad-type pistols, as well as more than five kilograms of drugs, between marijuana and cocaine….

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