{"version":1,"id":"gt","name":"Guatemala","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/gt/","count":1,"totals":{"reports":1,"arrested":0,"plants_destroyed":0,"hectares":0,"kg_seized":0,"deaths":0},"by_type":{"eradication":1,"seizure":0,"raid":0,"arrest":0,"prosecution":0,"sentence":0,"execution":0,"death":0},"latest":"2026-10-12","reports":[{"id":"guatemala-cannabis-eradication-report-2026","code":"CET-WPMQ6G","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/guatemala-cannabis-eradication-report-2026/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/WPMQ6G/","date":"2026-10-12","country":"gt","country_name":"Guatemala","place":null,"coordinates":[15.69,-90.367],"precision":"country","type":"eradication","also":[],"title":"Guatemala reports destroying 34,563 cannabis plants in two areas","summary":"Anti-narcotics police destroyed 19,420 cannabis plants near Momostenango, Totonicapán, and 15,143 in Ixmucané, Las Cruces, Petén, the Interior Ministry reported after weekend operations. Prosecutors supported the searches and eradication work. The operations applied the existing cultivation prohibition, which carries five to twenty years in prison plus a fine for unauthorised growing.","status":"verified","figures":{},"tags":["eradication","enforcement"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":"guatemala-cannabis-eradication-report-2026","sources":[{"title":"Destrucción de plantas de marihuana supera los Q17.2 millones","url":"https://mingob.gob.gt/destruccion-de-plantas-de-marihuana-supera-los-q17-2-millones/","publisher":"Guatemala Interior Ministry","date":null,"archived":null},{"title":"Law against Drug Activity, Decree 48-92 and amendments, judicial compilation","url":"https://mingob.gob.gt/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Decreto-48-92-Ley-contra-la-Narcoactividad-y-sus-Reformas.pdf","publisher":"Guatemala Interior Ministry","date":null,"archived":null}]}]}