Five Detained in Tizimín Drug Raids Face Formal Charges

Tizimín, Yucatán — The State Prosecutor’s Office has formally charged five people detained during raids on ranches in Tizimín last Sunday, where authorities previously seized a warehouse containing drugs and weapons, as first reported by Diario CAMBIO 22.

The accused, identified by their initials L.O.S., M.E.C.B., D.A.R.D., J.F.M.D., and S.C.D., face charges for drug dealing involving possession of cannabis and methamphetamine under criminal case 17/2026.

According to official data, the incident occurred on February 7 on a dirt road along the Tizimín–Colonia Yucatán highway. State Investigation Police officers were conducting inquiries related to a ranch under investigation when they detected the now-accused individuals in the area.

At the time of the arrest, the suspects were inside a parked Toyota pickup truck. Officers found drugs inside the vehicle distributed in small plastic bags, and they turned the suspects over to the Prosecutor’s Office.

During a hearing at the Fifth District Court in Valladolid, prosecutors filed the charges and requested the suspects be formally processed. The accused invoked their constitutional right to have their legal status determined, so the hearing will continue in the coming days.

The control judge imposed justified preventive detention as a precautionary measure, meaning the five accused will remain in custody for the duration of the criminal proceedings.

The Prosecutor’s Office confirmation strengthens the investigation line initiated after operations in the rural area of Tizimín and marks the judicial progress of a case that continues to review various properties linked to alleged health crimes in the eastern part of the state.