National Guard (Guardia Nacional)
🇲🇽 Mexico · Gendarmerie · 32 reports
- People arrested
- 58
- Plants destroyed
- 157,804
- Cannabis seized
- 447.81 kg
Totals of what these reports state; a report counts when a source it cites names the agency.
Two arrested in two Acapulco areas with 41 bags of suspected marijuana
State police and federal forces detained two people during patrols in Acapulco's Paso Limonero and Cervantes neighbourhoods, seizing 41 small bags of suspected marijuana, 20 doses of suspected crystal and a motorcycle. Authorities reported 30 bags of suspected marijuana and the motorcycle in Paso Limonero, and 11 bags in Cervantes.
Arrested 2Vehicles confiscated 1Man arrested with six marijuana doses in San Vicente, Bahía de Banderas
Security forces detained a man in San Vicente, a town in Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit, after finding six doses of suspected marijuana and 15 packets of suspected crystal methamphetamine among his belongings. He was handed over to prosecutors to face an investigation for offences against health as part of joint patrols against street-level drug dealing.
Arrested 1Four held in Puebla search in San Jerónimo Tianguismanalco
State prosecutors and federal and state officers searched a property in San Jerónimo Tianguismanalco, in the municipality of San Martín Texmelucan, Puebla, and detained four people on suspicion of drug dealing. Officers seized 47 small bags of a granular substance similar to crystal and a gram scale.
Arrested 4Sites 1Puebla search of Huejotzingo home finds 19 marijuana doses; no arrests
State prosecutors, soldiers, National Guard troops and Puebla state police searched a property in San Luis Coyotzingo, in the municipality of Huejotzingo, on a warrant and seized 19 doses with characteristics of marijuana, 63 bags of crystal and a gram scale. The building was sealed and left with the authorities, and no arrests were reported.
Sites 1Three arrested in three Acapulco areas; 91 bags of suspected marijuana seized
State police and federal forces detained three people in three separate interventions in Acapulco, Guerrero, on 7 November 2026, in the Granjas del Marqués estate, the Vicente Guerrero 200 housing complex and the La Postal neighbourhood. Across them officers seized 91 small bags of suspected marijuana and also doses of a substance called piedra and of cristal.
Arrested 3One man held with marijuana in Tlaola crypto-farm raid
Federal officers raiding a suspected crypto-mining site called La Gallera in Tlaola, Puebla, on 5 November detained one man who had a bag of presumed marijuana. The raid seized mining and electrical equipment and is being investigated as possible electricity theft, with no weight or charge reported for the marijuana.
Arrested 1Three held as Hidalgo raids find 160 marijuana doses in two towns
Army, National Guard and Hidalgo state officers arrested three people in Tezontepec de Aldama and searched properties in Tezontepec and Tlahuelilpan, seizing 160 doses of suspected marijuana and 71 of possible methamphetamine. They also took two properties and two motorcycles, and handed the detainees and evidence to federal prosecutors in Pachuca.
Arrested 3Sites 2Vehicles confiscated 2Two men held with marijuana bags and a 9 mm gun in Cancún's SM 63
Cancún municipal police arrested two men, aged 23 and 50, in Supermanzana 63 on 5 November 2026 on suspicion of small-scale drug dealing and seized several bags of suspected marijuana, a 9 mm handgun and crystal. Both were handed to the Quintana Roo state prosecutor's office, which will decide their legal situation.
Arrested 2Woman held as FGR finds a kilo of marijuana in a Tehuacán home
Federal prosecutors searched a home in Tehuacán, Puebla, under a judge’s warrant and detained a woman identified as María “N”. Officers seized about one kilogram of marijuana and 21 grams of crystal, and handed her and the drugs to the federal Public Ministry.
Arrested 1Cannabis 920 gFGR searches a house in Mérida's colonia Canto and finds marijuana
Federal prosecutors, backed by the National Guard, army, navy and state police, searched a property in colonia Canto, in southern Mérida, Yucatán, before dawn on 5 November 2026 and found marijuana among other drugs. No arrests were reported at the site that afternoon, and the marijuana amounts were never published.
Four arrested in Moyahua with 27 marijuana wrappers and a stolen motorcycle
Army, National Guard, FRIZ and state investigative police arrested four young men in Moyahua, southern Zacatecas, seizing 27 wrappers of marijuana plus methamphetamine and cocaine doses, 26 tire spikes and a motorcycle with a theft report. The four were handed to the competent authority while a prosecutor's investigation begins.
Arrested 4Four arrested in Juchipila operations with 31 marijuana doses
Security forces arrested two women and two men in three interventions in Juchipila, southern Zacatecas, seizing 106 suspected drug doses of which 31 were marijuana, plus methamphetamine and cocaine doses, 35 tire spikes, radios, a motorcycle and a taxi. The four were handed to the competent authority while prosecutors establish their legal situation.
Arrested 41.585 kg of marijuana and 56 cannabis vapes seized in airport parcels
National Guard officers found about 1.585 kg of suspected marijuana, 56 vape devices with apparent cannabis oil, three cigarettes and 15 gummies in parcels at Querétaro International Airport, plus an object resembling a firearm. Federal prosecutors opened an investigation into offences against health and transport of a firearm, and no arrests were reported.
Cannabis 1.585 kgTwo detained in San Luis Potosí; 180 g marijuana seized
Municipal police detained two 26-year-olds in San Luis Potosí city, including Fernando “N” in Colonia El Oasis with 180 grams of marijuana. Both men were sent for medical certification and then to the State Attorney General's Office, in an operation with the Army and National Guard.
Arrested 2Cannabis 180 gSix arrested in Cuernavaca with heroin, cocaine and marijuana
Six men were detained on Calle 34 in Cuernavaca's Ricardo Flores Magón neighbourhood with bags of suspected heroin, cocaine and marijuana. Morelos police with the National Guard and the Army made the arrests during surveillance patrols under the Morelos por la Seguridad strategy.
Arrested 6Three arrested as Iztapalapa raid seizes 500 g of marijuana
Mexico City officers raided a suspected drug-selling property on Calle Capri in Lomas Estrella, Iztapalapa, and arrested two women and a man. Officers seized about 500 grams of bulk marijuana plus bagged marijuana alongside suspected cocaine and methamphetamine, two long guns and other items.
Arrested 3Cannabis 500 gGuerrero forces arrest 'El 77' and a second suspect with a kilo of marijuana in Taxco
Guerrero state prosecutors said soldiers, National Guard officers and state police arrested Edgar “N”, alias “El 77”, and Inés “N” in flagrante on the Libramiento Ahuehuepan in Taxco de Alarcón on 30 October 2026. Officers seized about a kilogram of suspected marijuana, 19 wrapped packets of the same herb, two tactical vests and a 2015 pickup reported stolen in the state.
Arrested 2Cannabis 1 kg4 kg of marijuana seized in Cotaxtla in a Veracruz sweep
In a Wednesday–Thursday sweep, Veracruz police seized 4 kg of marijuana-like herb at parcel firms in Cotaxtla and smaller amounts, including one plant, in searches elsewhere in the state. Crystal, weapons and other crimes were reported in the same bulletin.
Plants destroyed 1Cannabis 4 kgFour arrested in Acapulco with 78 bags of marijuana and 30 doses of crystal
State police and federal troops arrested four people in two operations in Acapulco, Guerrero, on 29 October 2026, seizing 78 small bags of suspected marijuana and 30 doses of a substance similar to crystal. Three were detained in Tuncingo and one in the Lucio Cabañas neighbourhood.
Arrested 4Three arrested as Iztapalapa raid finds marijuana among 178 packages
Mexico City police and federal agents raided a property on Callejón Moctezuma in Santiago Acahualtepec, Iztapalapa, and arrested three men aged 20, 22 and 57. Officers seized 178 bags and wrappings of suspected marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine plus a mobile phone, and handed the men to prosecutors, who will decide their legal status.
Arrested 3925 g of suspected marijuana seized on Cozumel coast
Authorities seized a package with 925 grams of suspected marijuana on 28 October 2026 on Cozumel's Costera Oriente highway during joint patrols. The package was handed to Quintana Roo's specialised narcomenudeo prosecutor, with no detained person reported for this find.
Cannabis 925 g2.7 kg of marijuana seized in an Umán property search
National Guard and army officers seized 2.7 kg of suspected marijuana, plus methamphetamine and cocaine, during a 27 October 2026 search of a property in Umán, Yucatán. No arrests were confirmed, and the evidence went to federal prosecutors in Mérida.
Cannabis 2.7 kgJalisco police burn about 98,000 marijuana plants near Tequila
On 25 October 2026 Jalisco state police, with Defence and National Guard support, found two marijuana plots and a drying shed at San Martín de las Cañas in Tequila, destroyed about 98,000 plants on 22,880 square metres, and valued the crop at 102.9 million pesos.
Plants destroyed 98,000Area 2.3 haTwo men stopped on México–Querétaro highway with 81 kg of marijuana
On 13 October 2026 State of Mexico police and the National Guard stopped a speeding vehicle on the México–Querétaro autopista in Cuautitlán Izcalli and seized about 81 kg of marijuana from the trunk and rear seat. Two men aged 28 and 59 were arrested and handed to federal prosecutors in Tlalnepantla.
Arrested 2Cannabis 81 kg58,650 cannabis plants and 320 kg destroyed in La Yesca
Joint Mexican forces eradicated about 58,650 cannabis plants on two plots in La Yesca municipality on 23 September 2026. They also destroyed about 320 kilograms of cannabis at a nearby drying site.
Plants destroyed 58,650Area 1 haCannabis 320 kgCuban man held in Cancún with 77 marijuana doses
Quintana Roo officers detained Cuban citizen Jesús Moisés in Cancún and seized 77 doses of suspected marijuana along with 25 crystal-like wraps. He was handed to the state narcomenudeo prosecutor with the drugs and 1,420 pesos in allegedly counterfeit bills.
Arrested 1Six Tren de Aragua members arrested in Mexico City; marijuana found in raid
Mexico's federal security secretary announced on 13 January 2026 that six alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua were arrested in Mexico City. Two home searches in Valle Gómez, Venustiano Carranza, and one arrest in Iztapalapa seized doses of marijuana and methamphetamine as investigators examined extortion, human trafficking and drug trafficking.
Arrested 6Five marijuana plots burned on 14,600 square metres in Tamazula de Gordiano
National Guard members and Mexican Army soldiers found five marijuana plots covering 14,600 square metres during patrols in Tamazula de Gordiano, Jalisco, and burned the plants after notifying federal prosecutors. No one was found at the sites and no arrests were reported.
Arrested 0Area 1.5 ha4 held as 1,153-plant cannabis network dismantled in Mexico City
Federal and Mexico City officers raided properties in Cuauhtémoc, Benito Juárez and Iztacalco, detaining alleged Familia Michoacana cell leader Sergio Cano Correa, alias D3, with three others. Officers seized a greenhouse with 1,153 cannabis plants and a warehouse holding 139 packages and 35 kilos of marijuana.
Arrested 4Plants destroyed 1,153Cannabis 35 kgThree marijuana plots on 13,000 m² destroyed in Jalisco
Guardia Nacional officers found three suspected marijuana plots covering about 13,000 square metres near Rancho Viejo in San Martín de Bolaños, Jalisco. They searched for the growers without result, reported the find to federal prosecutors and destroyed the plants by hand and incineration.
Area 1.3 haGuardia Nacional destroys two marijuana plots on 825 m² near Ixtlahuacán del Río
National Guard members patrolling near Ixtlahuacán del Río, Jalisco, found two plots of apparent marijuana covering about 825 square metres and burned them by hand and incineration. They searched for the growers without result and sent plant samples to federal prosecutors.
Area 0.1 haNational Guard destroys 600 m² marijuana plot near Cucurpe, Sonora
National Guard members found a plot of plants resembling marijuana on the outskirts of Cucurpe, Sonora, covering about 600 square metres and sown at an average of nine plants per square metre. They pulled the plants out by the roots and burned them, sending samples to federal prosecutors; no arrests were reported.
Area 0.1 ha