The head of the Public Security Secretariat (SSP), Francisco Sánchez González, warned of a worrying increase in small-scale drug trafficking in areas near schools, where criminal groups are using candy wrappers to distribute synthetic drugs among young people. The official pointed out that this practice has been detected mainly on the outskirts of educational institutions, which facilitates direct contact with students. He explained that drug dealers resort to this method to pass off substances as common products and thus avoid suspicion. “They place themselves in strategic points and sell drugs as if they were candy,” he alerted. According to the SSP, in recent months, an exponential growth in the marketing of synthetic drugs, especially crystal and methamphetamines, which generate high dependence in very short periods, has been recorded. Sánchez González warned that these substances represent a greater risk than drugs like marijuana, as they can cause severe damage to the brain and vital organs in a short time. In addition, he emphasized that their easy manufacture has led to the installation of drug laboratories, two of which were seized last year in the entity. Detected areas. Authorities have identified sales points in the city of Puebla, particularly in markets and tianguis (street markets) near schools, as well as in municipalities in the conurbation area such as San Andrés Cholula, San Pedro Cholula, and Coronango. Arrests of drug dealers have also been made in municipalities like Tehuacán and Tulcingo del Valle. Comprehensive strategy against addictions. Faced with this scenario, the head of the SSP highlighted the need to implement a comprehensive strategy that involves education, health, and sports, with the aim of preventing drug use among young people and reducing addiction rates. Although he clarified that so far the sale of fentanyl under this scheme has not been detected in school areas, he insisted that the situation is alarming and requires immediate attention.
