Two detained in Colima drug operation linked by authorities to Los Mezcales

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Authorities in Colima detained two people they identified as alleged members of a criminal group known as Los Mezcales, AF Medios reports. The operation involved the Colima State Prosecutor’s Office investigative police, the state’s Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection, and the Mexican Navy. Officials described the two detainees as suspected violence generators in the state, but the available report does not establish that description as a court finding.

The detainees were identified as Verónica Sarahí “N,” 29, who is described as being from the United States, and Luis Esteban “N,” also 29 and from the city of Colima. Authorities said they seized 100 doses of a substance with characteristics of methamphetamine, 114 doses with characteristics of fentanyl, and a bag containing a bulk substance with characteristics of methamphetamine. The wording reflects the authorities’ preliminary description of the substances; the available record does not provide laboratory confirmation.

According to the state security coordination cited by AF Medios, investigators used intelligence, investigation and surveillance to locate the pair. Officials alleged that the detainees were involved in selling illicit substances and were connected to Los Mezcales. The two people and the seized substances were placed at the disposal of a public prosecutor, who will conduct the investigation and determine their legal situation. The source does not report charges, a judicial ruling or a conviction. The image includes a notice stating that a judicial authority has not declared legal responsibility.