Mexico military fighter planes forced a 'narco jet' transporting $12 million in cocaine to land in an airfield in the Caribbean coastal state of Quintana Roo on Tuesday after it was detected in international airspace.

The Secretariat of National Defense said the small aircraft was traveling from Argentina and was scheduled to land on the island of Cozumel, a popular destination for tourists near Cancún and Playa del Carmen.

Several Air Force planes were dispatched and forced the drug traffickers to a landing strip in Mahahual, a fishing village which over the last decade was developed into a resort town that attracts international cruise liners.

Military servicemen on the ground arrested two male Bolivian nationals with no incident and seized 32 large bags each packed with cocaine.

Mexican Air Force fighter jets were deployed Tuesday after an aircraft traveling from Argentina was detected in international airspace. The 'narco jet' was set to land in Cozumel and was transporting $12 million in cocaine. It's the second drug filled jet seized in two days

The Secretariat of National Defense said the cocaine was divided into 32 bags. Although it was assessed a value of $12 million, the drug shipment's final weight was not provided

The drug shipment's final weight was not provided as of Wednesday morning.

The multi-million dollar bust was the second for the Mexican military in two days and the second time an aircraft transporting drugs from South America landed on Mexican soil in as many days.

Mexican security forces have confiscated $32 million on cocaine this week

Security forces in the Quintana Roo municipality of Bacalar, located south of Cancún and near the Belize border, seized a twin-engine Beechcraft King Air aircraft on a two-lane highway Monday morning.

A unit from the 34th Military Zone were engaged in a shootout by a group of traffickers who had loaded all of the modified two-seat jet's $20 million cocaine stash into a minivan.

At least one soldier was killed and three military members were wounded in the raid. The military arrested at least two men and confiscated several high-powered assault rifles.

The Mexican National Defense Secretary said that the twin-engine aircraft (pictured) that was landed by drug smugglers on a highway in the Caribbean coast state of Quintana Roo on Monday was registered in the United States. At least $20 million worth of cocaine was seized

The cocaine was split into 26 bags, each containing between 30 to 40 kilos

The Secretariat of National Defense found that the jet was registered in the United States.

Located on Mexico's Caribbean coast, Quintana Roo is home to some of the country's top tourist destinations.

However, the state's tourism image has taken a hit in recent years due to the ongoing violence with local gangs and cartels competing for the lucrative control of drug turf.