Secretariat of National Defence (SEDENA)
🇲🇽 Mexico · Military · 31 reports
- People arrested
- 68
- Plants destroyed
- 697,231
- Cannabis seized
- 39.0261 t
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 1Man held with about 15 kg of marijuana in Salinas Victoria
Fuerza Civil and Defensa officers detained 36-year-old Oscar “N” in Colonia Valle del Norte, Salinas Victoria, with around 15 kg of suspected marijuana in bags and wrapped packages. He was placed at the disposal of the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office to determine his legal situation.
Arrested 1Cannabis 15 kgFour 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 g31 marijuana parcels and a motorcycle seized in San Juan de Abajo
Municipal, state and army officers seized 31 parcels of suspected marijuana and 23 wrappers of a substance like crystal in San Juan de Abajo, Bahía de Banderas, plus an abandoned Honda XR motorcycle. No one was arrested after the rider reportedly fled, and prosecutors were left to identify him.
Arrested 0Plants destroyed 31Vehicles confiscated 1FGR 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 4Four detained in Guadalupe searches that found marijuana
State investigators and soldiers detained four people in three simultaneous house searches in colonia Valle Soleado, Guadalupe, on 5 November 2026, seizing herb described as marijuana and three phones. The searches grew out of an open investigation into a man's violent killing in the same neighbourhood.
Arrested 4Sites 3Two young men held with 173 g of marijuana in Cuauhtémoc
AEI investigators and Mexican Army soldiers arrested two men in separate interventions in Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, during a joint operation against street-level drug dealing. Officers seized 173 grams (0.173 kg) of marijuana in total, plus 10 grams of cristal, and handed both men to the western-district prosecutor's narcomenudeo unit.
Arrested 2Cannabis 173 gEx-governor's brother arrested in Parral with 12 marijuana cigarettes
State investigators arrested Alejandro Duarte Jáquez in Hidalgo del Parral on 3 November 2026, seizing 12 marijuana cigarettes, suspected cocaine and 11 military-use cartridges. He was placed at the disposal of the Southern District prosecutor, with no initial hearing or formal charges reported by 4 November.
Arrested 1Two detained after attack on soldiers in Uruapan; 12 g seized
Two men were detained in Uruapan, Michoacán, after gunfire from a house targeted soldiers on patrol in the early hours of 2 November 2026. Officers entering the house seized a pistol, cartridges and about 12 grams of suspected marijuana, and handed the men and items to investigators.
Arrested 2Cannabis 12 gTwo arrested in Acapulco with 34 bags of marijuana and a pistol
State police, the Guerrero state prosecutor's office and the Mexican Army arrested two men in Acapulco's Altos del Miramar neighbourhood on 31 October 2026. Officers seized 34 small bags of suspected marijuana, 24 bags of suspected cocaine, 50 more bags of other substances and a pistol with three magazines.
Arrested 2Four held with 2.75 kg of marijuana and five rifles in Huajicori
Army soldiers and Nayarit state security officers arrested four people in flagrante in Huajicori municipality on 30 October 2026, saying they carried weapons, ammunition and drugs. Officers seized five long guns, 44 magazines, 1,382 cartridges, 2.75 kg of marijuana and 24 doses of methamphetamine, and handed the detainees to the ministerial authority.
Arrested 4Cannabis 2.75 kgTwo men arrested with 243 g of marijuana in Cuauhtémoc
AEI investigators and Sedena personnel arrested two men in separate Cuauhtémoc interventions and seized a total of 243 grams (0.243 kg) of marijuana. The men, aged 33 and 43, were transferred with the drug to the western-district prosecutor's office and its narcomenudeo investigation unit.
Arrested 2Cannabis 243 gFour 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 42.7 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 kgArmy and state police burn about 96,000 plants on 2 ha in Huetamo
Michoacán's state public security secretariat and Mexico's defence ministry said Guardia Civil and army patrols found and burned about 96,000 marijuana plants on three plots covering about two hectares at San Jerónimo and Buenavista in Huetamo on 18 October 2026. No arrests were reported.
Plants destroyed 96,000Area 2 haNine bound over in El Rosario with rifles and 4.3 kg of marijuana
State and federal officers detained nine people with rifles and marijuana in Agua Verde, El Rosario, Sinaloa, including four Colombians, a Cuban and a minor. A federal judge later bound all nine over for trial, with three accused of marijuana dealing and the minor ordered into preventive internment.
Arrested 9Charged 9Cannabis 4.282 kgSites 1Army burns eight marijuana plots and three drying sheds in Ensenada
Mexican army soldiers destroyed eight marijuana plantations in two rural areas of Ensenada, Baja California, on 28 May 2026, and burned three drying sheds containing about 1,200 plants. No arrests were reported.
Arrested 0Plants destroyed 1,200Area 2.1 haSites 8Six 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 ha44 tons of marijuana seized in Tijuana warehouse raid
Tijuana municipal police and soldiers raided a warehouse in the Granjas Familiares del Matamoros neighbourhood on 1 May 2014, seizing 44 US tons (39 metric tons) of marijuana in nearly 4,000 bundles. No one was arrested in what the Attorney General's office called one of the country's largest busts to date.
Cannabis 39 tArmy finds record 120-hectare marijuana plantation near Ensenada
Soldiers found a 120-hectare marijuana plantation hidden under shade cloth in the Baja California desert on 12 July 2011, the largest ever detected in Mexico. Six suspects were arrested at a checkpoint and troops began burning the crop days later.
Arrested 6Area 120 haArmy burns 4-hectare marijuana plantation near Badiraguato
Soldiers of the 42nd Infantry Battalion found a marijuana plantation of about 4 hectares near the village of Arriba, Badiraguato, Sinaloa, on 25 November 2009 and destroyed it by hand and fire. The Defence Ministry reported no arrests; its stated density of 15 plants per square metre works out to some 600,000 plants.
Plants destroyed 600,000Area 4 ha