Cancún airport cocaine case proceeds with suspect held
Original reporting: Noticaribe
What happened
Federal prosecutors said National Guard officers found two cocaine packages in a suitcase at Terminal 2. A judge ordered Michael “N” held in mandatory pretrial detention and allowed one month for further investigation.
Reporting and context
A judge ordered a man identified as Michael “N” held in mandatory pretrial detention after nearly five kilograms of cocaine were found in a suitcase at Cancún International Airport. According to Noticaribe, federal prosecutors said the judge also ordered the criminal case to proceed and set a one-month deadline to complete the supplementary investigation.
The federal Attorney General's Office, known as the FGR, said National Guard personnel assigned to Terminal 2 made the arrest after X-ray equipment detected two packages concealed in the luggage. Officers searched the suitcase and seized the substance.
Noticaribe reported that the FGR put the weight at four kilograms, 932 grams and nine milligrams. The seized cocaine was placed at prosecutors' disposal as evidence in the investigation. The report attributes the seizure account to the federal agency.
The case concerns an allegation of bringing cocaine into the country. Federal prosecutors presented evidence to a control judge, who authorized the prosecution to continue and imposed mandatory pretrial detention. Investigators have one month to carry out the remaining investigative steps before the supplementary phase closes.
Original publication: Noticaribe.