A criminal drug ring in Mexico that frequently terrorized a resort near Cancún popular with American tourists was dismantled following an undercover sting operation by law enforcement. 

The state attorney general’s office in Quintana Roo reported that the undercover operation, carried out in a hotel located in Costa Mujeres, in the Continental Zone – aka the Hotel Zone – nabbed a criminal drug-dealing gang, whose members, they say, “constantly came to this establishment to demand services and threaten staff and sell drugs.”

The agency said that upon arriving at the lodging center in the pool’s bathroom area, police agents were attacked by two alleged members of the gang, who were carrying firearms.

One of the alleged criminals lost his life after attempting to attack the agents, while another was arrested.

Members of the National Guard patrol a beach in the Hotel Zone of Cancún, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, in 2021. (Cesar Rodriguez/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

It was later revealed that the college student went swimming during a red-flag warning with a male hotel guest, who was considered a witness in Konanki’s disappearance, but has since been cleared of any wrongdoing.  

The parents of Konanki sent a letter to La Policia Nacional, the Dominican national police force, nearly two weeks following their daughter’s disappearance, stating that “Dominican authorities have concluded that Sudiksha is believed to have drowned.”

Fox News Digital reached out to the U.S. State Department for comment.

Fox News Digital’s Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.

Stepheny Price is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She covers topics including missing persons, homicides, national crime cases, illegal immigration, and more. Story tips and ideas can be sent to stepheny.price@fox.com