Mexican law enforcement claims that two college students who reported being drugged at a Cancun resort were not poisoned or drugged, according to an investigation that found no drugs in their system.
Mexican law enforcement authorities have released a statement disputing allegations that two college students from Oklahoma State University were drugged at a resort in Cancun. According to Raciel López Salazar, the head of the State Attorney General's office (FGE), an investigation has determined that neither of the students had drugs in their system.
López Salazar stated that there was "no drug dealing here in Quintana Roo with fentanyl," and that the case has been "exaggerated and classifies it as simple alcohol consumption." The incident involves Zara Hull and Kaylie Pitze, who claim to have become unconscious after drinking water at a poolside bar at a Cancun resort.
Mexican Authorities Dispute Drug Allegations in Cancun Resort Case
However, Mexican authorities claim that the girls were not staying in Cancun as reported, but at an Isla Mujeres hotel. Their investigation also showed that their drug tests came back clean. Local authorities have classified this case as a likely "drunken night" and the girls experienced symptoms of alcohol intoxication.
Disturbing photos shared by Hull and her family depict her and Pitze losing consciousness after drinking the water. Hull's boyfriend, Jake Snider, transported both girls to a local hospital after they became ill, but claims the nightmare continued to unfold there. Stephanie Snider, Jake's mother, expressed fears that something sinister was planned.
Mexican Authorities Dispute Drug Allegations in Cancun Resort Case
"We believe they were planning to take her away to be trafficked or perhaps even to take her organs (which is what we were later told is a common thing that is done). They most likely would have done something to my son as well, possibly even death," Snider said.
Local authorities claim that the allegations have also caught the attention of the State Secretary of Tourism, Bernardo Cueto, who called it a "very rare case and a very strange situation that is being investigated." During a radio interview, Cueto stated that they had approached the United States Consulate to contact the families, but there was no response.
Mexican Authorities Dispute Drug Allegations in Cancun Resort Case
To date, Cueto said no formal complaint has ever been filed by either family about the incident. He added that "without a doubt any case, like the one that is presumed to have happened at the destination, should be investigated, reported and prosecuted to punish the guilty parties, but in this case it is not known what happened, since there is no formal complaint."
The Caribbean Business Coordinating Council of Quintana Roo has also become involved and suggests that local establishments monitor the customers they serve to prevent overindulgence in alcohol. Hull's family claims to have spent thousands of dollars after nearly 27 hours of negotiations to arrange for her to be flown to Dallas for further medical treatment.
Mexican Authorities Dispute Drug Allegations in Cancun Resort Case
Neither the Hull nor Snider family has responded to requests for comment, and the names of the resort or hospital have not been released due to legal and privacy concerns. Despite the allegations, Mexican authorities maintain that the case involves alcohol consumption rather than drug poisoning or malicious intent.
