Alleged drug plane burns on Mexican highway

Dramatic scenes out of Mexico on Sunday (July 5) as a plane suspected of carrying drugs was reportedly set alight after allegedly being intercepted by soldiers on a highway in Quintana Roo state, according to local reports. Media reported that the incident took place on Federal Highway 184. Members of the army doing a flyover at the site reportedly spotted the plane before deploying units. According to some media reports, those aboard set fire to the plane to escape. Authorities have yet to officially report on the contents of the plane or whether any arrests were made.