Cancún’s Cantaritos Bar Seized After Drug Raid at Plaza de Toros; Two Arrested

Cancún, Quintana Roo — State prosecutors have seized the Cantaritos bar inside Cancún’s Plaza de Toros and arrested two men after a pre-dawn raid turned up 188 packages of suspected drugs, officials said.

The State Prosecutor’s Office confirmed the results of the search on Saturday and said investigators are still working to establish whether the two detainees are responsible for the substances found. The bar will stay shut for an indefinite period while the case moves forward.

The operation was carried out by Investigative Police officers assigned to the office’s retail drug-dealing unit, backed by personnel from the National Guard, the Mexican Army and the Mexican Navy. It was logged in case file 134/2026.

The search targeted the business at the Plaza de Toros, on Avenida Bonampak at its junction with Avenida Sayil, in the early hours of Friday. Officers were checking the property as part of an investigation into possible crimes against public health.

What Officers Found

According to information gathered unofficially, the packages included:

• 25 small bags of synthetic material holding a white powder
• 23 wrappers containing solid fragments in various colors, which will be tested to determine what they are
• 140 wrappers holding a green substance with characteristics similar to dried plant material

Some of the material was reportedly hidden in a drawer and was secured by officers as evidence for the investigation.

Two Detained

Police arrested two people at the property, identified as Geyser F. A., known by the alias “Rango,” and José A. D. Both were handed over to the Public Prosecutor’s Office for further investigation.

Authorities have not disclosed the specific circumstances of the arrests or whether the two men are believed to be linked to the substances seized. A judge or prosecutor is expected to determine their legal status early Monday, once prosecutors finish the required proceedings and weigh the evidence in the file.

The raid is the latest in a series of operations targeting commercial premises in Cancún as part of investigations into retail drug sales.