Crime | Mexico Drug Cops Bust Cancun's Mayor Gubernatorial candidate insists he's innocent By Emily Rauhala Posted May 27, 2010 7:14 AM CDT Copied Gregorio Sanchez, mayor of the resort city of Cancun, center, greets people while surrounded by security personnel in Cancun, Mexico. (AP Photo/Novedades de Quintana Roo) Mexico's drug war just got messier: Police have arrested Cancun's mayor for his alleged ties to organized crime. Gregorio Sánchez is a high-profile gubernatorial candidate whose arrest signals growing concern about the influence drug kingpins have on politicians, notes the Wall Street Journal. "Voters in Mexico are asking 'am I looking at a slate of candidates or a most-wanted list?'" a security expert says. But Sánchez maintains he's innocent: "I've been illegally detained," he told his Twitter followers after his Tuesday arrest. "This is a blatant attempt to prevent Greg from being candidate and eventually governor," added his party's president. Read These Next Trump isn't talking about a Ghislaine Maxwell pardon. The Wall Street Journal is naming more names tied to Epstein. South Park episode on Trump may be a real 'mess' for him. Google exposes man's butt, is ordered to pay him $12.5K. Report an error