Canadians Go Rogue in Playa del Carmen with Drugs and Guns

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Canadians Go Rogue in Playa del Carmen with Drugs and Guns
Playa del Carmen: Paradise found…except for the cocaine, condoms, and cartel clashes.

Welcome back, sun-kissed citizens and visitors of Playa del Carmen! Your weekly dose of local intrigue is ready to be sipped, savored, and spat out in fiery righteous indignation if that's your particular mood. Buckle up because this week's news comes in three distinct flavors: bitter, spicy, and surprisingly sweet.

First Course: The Maple Leaf Meets the Mayan Mischief: Our friends from the north, eh, seem to be getting a little too comfortable with the local flora if you catch my drift. Two Canucks, Eric and Allard, were caught exchanging meth packages and brandishing a firearm like a souvenir sombrero in the Gonzalo Guerrero neighborhood. Looks like someone skipped the cultural immersion and went straight for the chemical immersion. Don't worry, boys, we've got plenty of margaritas to detox with, just leave the guns at home, eh?