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 Actor Michael Madsen is dead at 67. Soccer star Diogo Jota is killed in a car crash. A teen pilot landed on his 7th continent and immediately got detained. Who added bill's proposed tax on clean energy? No one knows. Report an error