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Playa del Carmen security guard stops pair with drugs

Playa del Carmen, Q.R. — Two subjects have been arrested after they were found carrying a large amount of varied drugs inside a thermos.

The pair were caught by hotel personnel attempting to enter the establishment with the drugs. Patrolling police were called to the scene by a security guard. Solidaridad police arrested the pair after an inspection revealed 42 bags of marijuana, 11 bags of crystal and nine bags of crack.

According to preliminary information, the two males were spotted by hotel security carrying two thermo-type containers. It was around 8:10 p.m. that area police were hailed by the security guard who stated that he had two people detained because they tried to introduce illegal substances into the establishment.