Mexico: Kidnappers Had No Climate Summit Plans

Mexican authorities are denying reports that a gang of kidnappers was caught in the Caribbean resort of Cancun with security plans and diagrams of the site where an international conference on climate change will be held next week.

Local and international news media issued the reports over the weekend.

The federal Attorney General's Office says that they are untrue.

In a statement released Monday, the agency said that a gang of 10 alleged kidnappers was caught and two victims freed at a motel in Cancun on Friday.

The statement said that the suspects "had no documents of any type," but did have two rifles and a pistol.

Cancun has not suffered from any large-scale drug violence, unlike many cities in northern Mexico.