The Mexican authorities did not specify the identity of the detainee or the amount of drugs seized.
CDMX, Mexico. – The National Guard (GN) of Mexico stopped this Tuesday to a passenger at the Cancún International Airport (Quintana Roo state, Mexico) when he tried to board a flight to Havanaafter cocaine was found hidden in a false bottom of his luggage.
According to the statement from the authoritiespersonnel in the X-ray area alerted about “irregularities” in a leather suitcase that was on the side of the last waiting room. With the support of a specialized canine team, positive marking was confirmed in the presence of a white powder with characteristics of cocaine. During the exhaustive search, a double bottom was located with a package that, when analyzed on Thermo Scientific equipment, showed a positive result for cocaine hydrochloride.
The GN described the beginning of the inspection like this: “The staff was alerted by the anomalous images observed in the routine inspection, so they proceeded to verify the contents of the suitcase.” Likewise, he highlighted: “The National Guard reaffirms its commitment to citizens to inhibit the transfer and distribution of all types of substances that may affect the health of the population.”
After the arrest, the person was read the Booklet of rights that assist people in detention and his registration was made in the National Detention Registry. Both the detainee and the luggage and the narcotic were at the disposal of the Federal Public Ministry Agency to determine their legal situation.
The statement does not specify the identity of the detainee or the amount of drugs seized. The GN spread the report on its official channels and the note was replicated by regional media, which resumed the operational details of the discovery, including the destination of the flight (Havana) and the use of detection equipment and canine pairing.
The action occurs in a context of strengthening inspections at the Cancun air terminal. Days before, on October 8, the GN reported the interception of a private aircraft in the same terminal with weapons and narcotics on board, a fact confirmed by the corporation itself and reported by national media.
Local media have documented Furthermore, between January and October 2025, at least nine relevant operations at the airport led to arrests and seizures of drugs, money and weapons, with eleven people detained for different crimes, according to press accounts.
