Police in Mexicali arrested a driver after a pursuit that revealed the vehicle had been reported stolen and that the driver was carrying 20 small plastic bags of a substance resembling methamphetamine. The incident occurred during the early hours of April 15 2025. The suspect, identified as Edmundo “N”, was driving a 2021 red Mazda MX‑3 without license plates on Rosa del Desierto street in the Valle del Pedregal neighborhood. When officers asked him to stop for a vehicle identification check, he accelerated and fled. The chase ended on Río San Francisco street in the Privada Campestre subdivision, where officers confirmed the car had a theft report filed on April 11 2025. During a preliminary inspection, officers found 20 small plastic bags containing a substance with characteristics similar to methamphetamine in the driver’s possession. The suspect was charged with vehicle theft in the use modality and drug trafficking in the small-scale possession modality. The Fiscalía General del Estado (FGE) announced that Edmundo “N” will remain in justified preventive detention. A judge granted a three‑month period for the completion of the complementary investigation.
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