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Tulum beach security operation results in five arrests

Tulum, Q.R. — Five people were arrested from a Tulum beach Wednesday night on drug-related charges. The four men and one woman were taken into police custody at Kilometer 7 of the Tulum Hotel Zone during a police security operation to detect illegal activities.

As part of the operations implemented by the Ministerial Police in conjunction with the State Preventive Police, the five were arrested after a brief chase when they attempted to flee at the sight of authorities.

A search of their persons revealed a total of 84 bags of marijuana.