{"version":1,"id":"ni","name":"Nicaragua","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/ni/","count":17,"totals":{"reports":17,"arrested":105,"plants_destroyed":18366,"hectares":0,"kg_seized":2629.0279,"deaths":0},"by_type":{"eradication":3,"seizure":9,"raid":0,"arrest":5,"prosecution":0,"sentence":0,"execution":0,"death":0},"latest":"2026-11-10","reports":[{"id":"rio-coco-ayapal-2kg-marijuana-seizure-2026","code":"CET-KH1MFT","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/rio-coco-ayapal-2kg-marijuana-seizure-2026/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/KH1MFT/","date":"2026-11-10","added_at":"2026-11-11T08:26:41.471531Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":null,"country":"ni","country_name":"Nicaragua","place":"Rio Coco, comarca Plis, microrregion de Ayapal, Jinotega","coordinates":[14.3,-85.1],"precision":"district","type":"seizure","also":["arrest"],"title":"Army seizes nearly 2 kg of marijuana on Rio Coco; one detained","summary":"Nicaraguan Army troops detained a 22-year-old passenger on the Rio Coco in Ayapal, Jinotega, during a river control operation. They seized five bags of marijuana weighing 1,975.3 grams from a plastic bucket he carried.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1,"kg_seized":1.9753},"details":{"agencies":["Ejército de Nicaragua"],"agency_types":["military"],"products":[{"product":"flower","kg":1.9753}],"setting":["port"],"case_stage":"investigation","date_precision":"publication","region":"Jinotega"},"data_sources":{"details.agencies":[1],"details.agency_types":[1],"details.case_stage":[1],"details.products":[1],"details.setting":[1],"figures.arrested":[1],"figures.kg_seized":[1]},"tags":["jinotega","rio-coco","river-patrol"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"swancloud/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["The article gives no separate date for the river interception; 10 November 2026 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.","No court outcome, charges or further identification beyond the detention and referral for judicial proceedings were reported.","The whole account rests on one outlet report of the Army operation; no separate Army statement was available."],"sources":[{"title":"Ejército incauta marihuana durante operativo de control en el Río Coco","url":"https://nuevaya.com.ni/sucesos/ejercito-incauta-marihuana-durante-operativo-de-control-en-el-rio-coco/","publisher":"La Nueva Radio YA","date":"2026-11-10","archived":null}]},{"id":"guasaule-1907kg-truck-seizure","code":"CET-D8Z4H4","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/guasaule-1907kg-truck-seizure/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/D8Z4H4/","date":"2026-10-27","added_at":"2026-10-30T17:58:01.000Z","added_at_source":"git","updated_at":"2026-11-10T06:28:33.000Z","country":"ni","country_name":"Nicaragua","place":"El Guasaule border post, Chinandega","coordinates":[13.063,-86.946],"precision":"locality","type":"seizure","also":["arrest"],"title":"1.9 tonnes of cannabis found in a truck at El Guasaule","summary":"On 27 October 2026, Nicaraguan police at El Guasaule found 608 packages with 1,907 kg of cannabis hidden in a Mexico-to-Costa Rica truck. They arrested Guatemalan driver Fredy Bladimiro Recinos Vargas, 52, and seized the tractor and trailer.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1,"kg_seized":1907},"details":{"agency_types":["police"],"products":[{"product":"flower","kg":1907}],"activity":["trafficking"],"setting":["border"],"case_stage":"investigation","date_precision":"exact","route":{"from":["mx"],"to":["cr"],"crossing":"El Guasaule"}},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1,2,3,4],"details.agency_types":[1,2,3,4],"details.case_stage":[1,2,3,4],"details.date_precision":[1,2,3],"details.products":[1,2,3,4],"details.route":[1,2,4],"details.setting":[1,2,3],"figures.arrested":[1,2,3,4],"figures.kg_seized":[1,2,3]},"tags":["guasaule","border","transit"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.infobae.com/nicaragua/2026/10/28/incautan-19-toneladas-de-marihuana-y-arresta-a-un-guatemalteco-en-frontera-de-nicaragua/","media_url":"https://www.infobae.com/resizer/v2/YLAZK7QNAZBMDAGVIGYB6GN7WI.jpg?auth=c2b13ae43ec9eabbe1a98002b74fd93edaffda0afcc60e1acf7c2d20dd31a0bd&smart=true&width=1200&height=630&quality=85","publisher":"Infobae (Policía de Nicaragua)","caption":"Packages of cannabis seized at El Guasaule, credited to Nicaragua's police"},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://lahora.gt/internacionales/ralvarado/2026/10/28/capturan-a-guatemalteco-en-nicaragua-con-casi-dos-toneladas-de-marihuana-now/","media_url":"https://lahora.gt/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2026/10/image-28.jpg?w=696&h=0&crop=1","publisher":"La Hora","caption":"Seized marijuana being incinerated by Nicaragua's National Police. Photo: Policía Nacional de Nicaragua via La Hora"}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"cursor/grok-4.7","open_questions":["Police said the truck reached the border on 26 October and the seizure followed inspection work on 27 October; the exact hour is not given.","The declared load was ceramic goods, lead sulphate and vehicle parts from Hidalgo, Mexico, bound for Costa Rica.","Police presented Recinos Vargas on 28 October; no court outcome was reported.","On 29 October police said they had incinerated the cannabis; this report follows the seizure on 27 October."],"sources":[{"title":"Incautan 1.9 toneladas de marihuana y arresta a un guatemalteco en frontera de Nicaragua","url":"https://www.infobae.com/nicaragua/2026/10/28/incautan-19-toneladas-de-marihuana-y-arresta-a-un-guatemalteco-en-frontera-de-nicaragua/","publisher":"Infobae","date":"2026-10-28","archived":null},{"title":"Incautan 1.9 toneladas de marihuana en El Guasaule","url":"https://radio580.com.ni/incautan-1-9-toneladas-de-marihuana-en-el-guasaule/","publisher":"Radio 580","date":"2026-10-28","archived":null},{"title":"Incautan 1.9 toneladas de marihuana en frontera de Nicaragua","url":"https://hch.tv/incautacion-marihuana-frontera-nicaragua/","publisher":"HCH","date":"2026-10-28","archived":null},{"title":"Capturan a guatemalteco en Nicaragua con casi dos toneladas de marihuana","url":"https://lahora.gt/internacionales/ralvarado/2026/10/28/capturan-a-guatemalteco-en-nicaragua-con-casi-dos-toneladas-de-marihuana-now/","publisher":"La Hora","date":"2026-10-29","archived":null}]},{"id":"nicaragua-navy-359kg-marijuana-2025-2026","code":"CET-MC3R1F","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/nicaragua-navy-359kg-marijuana-2025-2026/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/MC3R1F/","date":"2026-08-18","added_at":"2026-11-04T19:34:31.683434Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-10T06:28:33.000Z","country":"ni","country_name":"Nicaragua","place":"Nicaragua","coordinates":[12.865,-85.207],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Nicaragua navy seized 359 kg of marijuana in year to July 2026","summary":"Nicaragua's Naval Force seized 359 kg of marijuana and 351 kg of cocaine between August 2025 and July 2026, part of a 710 kg drug total reported for its 46th anniversary. 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The detainees, a panga boat, an outboard motor, a motorcycle and fuel barrels were handed to the authorities for drug-trafficking proceedings.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":6,"kg_seized":271.204},"details":{"agency_types":["military","police","court"],"products":[{"product":"flower","kg":271.204}],"activity":["trafficking"],"setting":["vehicle"],"case_stage":"investigation","date_precision":"exact"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[2,3,1,4],"details.agency_types":[2,4,1,3],"details.case_stage":[1,4],"details.date_precision":[1],"details.products":[1,2,4,3],"details.setting":[2,1,4,3],"figures.arrested":[1]},"tags":["laguna-de-perlas","caribe-sur","fuerza-naval"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/178622-ejercito-de-nicaragua-asesta-golpe-al-narcotrafico-en-bluefields-seis-detenidos-y-117-bultos-de-marihuana-incautados","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/articulos/455259.webp","publisher":"El 19 Digital","caption":"Photo published with the report on the Laguna de Perlas marijuana seizure. Photo: Cortesía"},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/178622-ejercito-de-nicaragua-asesta-golpe-al-narcotrafico-en-bluefields-seis-detenidos-y-117-bultos-de-marihuana-incautados","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/notas/source/2026/JUNIO/24-JUNIO/ROGA/DROGA1.webp","publisher":"El 19 Digital","caption":"Photo labelled DROGA1 accompanying the report on the 117-pack marijuana seizure in Laguna de Perlas"},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/178622-ejercito-de-nicaragua-asesta-golpe-al-narcotrafico-en-bluefields-seis-detenidos-y-117-bultos-de-marihuana-incautados","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/notas/source/2026/JUNIO/24-JUNIO/ROGA/DROGA2.webp","publisher":"El 19 Digital","caption":"Photo labelled DROGA2 accompanying the report on the 117-pack marijuana seizure in Laguna de Perlas"},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/178622-ejercito-de-nicaragua-asesta-golpe-al-narcotrafico-en-bluefields-seis-detenidos-y-117-bultos-de-marihuana-incautados","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/notas/source/2026/JUNIO/24-JUNIO/ROGA/DROGA3.webp","publisher":"El 19 Digital","caption":"Photo labelled DROGA3 accompanying the report on the 117-pack marijuana seizure in Laguna de Perlas"},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/178622-ejercito-de-nicaragua-asesta-golpe-al-narcotrafico-en-bluefields-seis-detenidos-y-117-bultos-de-marihuana-incautados","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/notas/source/2026/JUNIO/24-JUNIO/ROGA/DROGA4.webp","publisher":"El 19 Digital","caption":"Photo labelled DROGA4 accompanying the report on the 117-pack marijuana seizure in Laguna de Perlas"},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/178622-ejercito-de-nicaragua-asesta-golpe-al-narcotrafico-en-bluefields-seis-detenidos-y-117-bultos-de-marihuana-incautados","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/notas/source/2026/JUNIO/24-JUNIO/ROGA/DROGA5.webp","publisher":"El 19 Digital","caption":"Photo labelled DROGA5 accompanying the report on the 117-pack marijuana seizure in Laguna de Perlas"},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/178622-ejercito-de-nicaragua-asesta-golpe-al-narcotrafico-en-bluefields-seis-detenidos-y-117-bultos-de-marihuana-incautados","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/notas/source/2026/JUNIO/24-JUNIO/ROGA/DROGA6.webp","publisher":"El 19 Digital","caption":"Photo labelled DROGA6 accompanying the report on the 117-pack marijuana seizure in Laguna de Perlas"},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/178622-ejercito-de-nicaragua-asesta-golpe-al-narcotrafico-en-bluefields-seis-detenidos-y-117-bultos-de-marihuana-incautados","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/notas/source/2026/JUNIO/24-JUNIO/ROGA/DROGA7.webp","publisher":"El 19 Digital","caption":"Photo labelled DROGA7 accompanying the report on the 117-pack marijuana seizure in Laguna de Perlas"}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"opencode-go/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["Detainee name spellings differ between outlets, including Prudo versus Puedo, Jimmy Dalton García versus Jim Dalton Carlos García, and Jonfriz versus Jonfris.","The panga is called Infiniti with registration 5808 by one outlet and Infinity with registration 5408 by another.","The community is spelled Tasbapaunie, Tasba Pounie and Tasbapauni across the three accounts.","No charges, custody ruling or court outcome were reported; the case was still at the investigation stage before referral to the courts.","No street or official value for the seized marijuana was published.","TN8 displays photos of the seizure, but no direct image addresses could be recovered from that page, so only El 19 Digital photos are listed as media.","This account lists two barrels while the report's other accounts describe four barrels.","The explicit coordinates in this account differ from the report's mapped coordinates, leaving the precise site uncertain."],"sources":[{"title":"Ejército de Nicaragua asesta golpe al narcotráfico en Bluefields: seis detenidos y 117 bultos de marihuana incautados","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/178622-ejercito-de-nicaragua-asesta-golpe-al-narcotrafico-en-bluefields-seis-detenidos-y-117-bultos-de-marihuana-incautados","publisher":"El 19 Digital","date":"2026-06-24","archived":null},{"title":"Golpe al narcotráfico en Caribe Sur: incautan más de 100 bultos de marihuana","url":"https://www.tn8.ni/sucesos/golpe-al-narcotrafico-en-caribe-sur-incautan-mas-de-100-bultos-de-marihuana/","publisher":"TN8","date":"2026-06-24","archived":null},{"title":"Incautan casi 600 libras de marihuana y detiene a seis personas cerca de Tasbapounie, Laguna de Perlas","url":"https://noticiasbluefields.com/blog/incautan-casi-600-libras-de-marihuana-y-detiene-a-seis-personas-cerca-de-tasbapounie-laguna-de-perlas/","publisher":"Noticias Bluefields","date":"2026-06-25","archived":null},{"title":"Incautación de droga al narcotráfico","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/178638-incautacion-de-droga-al-narcotrafico","publisher":"El 19 Digital","date":"2026-06-24","archived":null}]},{"id":"mozonte-5lb-bus-arrest","code":"CET-Y3SESC","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/mozonte-5lb-bus-arrest/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/Y3SESC/","date":"2026-01-29","added_at":"2026-11-04T21:43:10.004173Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-06T23:29:51.000Z","country":"ni","country_name":"Nicaragua","place":"Kilometre 231 checkpoint, Ocotal–Mozonte road, Mozonte, Nueva Segovia","coordinates":[13.65,-86.45],"precision":"locality","type":"arrest","also":["seizure"],"title":"Two held with 5 lb of marijuana on Jalapa–Estelí bus in Nueva Segovia","summary":"Police stopped a Jalapa–Estelí bus at the kilometre 231 checkpoint in Mozonte, Nueva Segovia, and detained two passengers carrying five pounds (about 2.27 kg) of marijuana. The pair, who police said had prior drug-trafficking records, were handed over with the seized packages for prosecution.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":2,"kg_seized":2.27},"details":{"agency_types":["police","prosecutor"],"products":[{"product":"flower","kg":2.27}],"activity":["trafficking"],"setting":["border","vehicle"],"case_stage":"investigation","date_precision":"exact"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1,2],"details.agency_types":[1,2],"details.case_stage":[2,1],"details.date_precision":[1,2],"details.products":[1,2],"details.setting":[1,2],"figures.kg_seized":[2,1]},"tags":["nueva-segovia","mozonte","jalapa-esteli"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.tn8.ni/sucesos/golpe-al-narcotrafico-detenidos-transportando-marihuana-en-nueva-segovia/","media_url":"https://www.tn8.ni/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/1-30-696x497.jpg","publisher":"TN8","caption":"TN8 photo of the police presentation of the Nueva Segovia marijuana seizure. 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Police listed the marijuana with 130 grams of cocaine, 72 grams of crack and cash, and spokeswoman Karen Obando presented the results as continuing work to protect people, families and communities.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":6,"kg_seized":0.907},"details":{"agency_types":["police"],"products":[{"product":"flower"}],"case_stage":"investigation","date_precision":"exact"},"data_sources":{"details.agency_types":[2,1],"details.case_stage":[2],"details.date_precision":[2,1],"details.products":[1,2],"figures.arrested":[2],"figures.kg_seized":[2,1]},"tags":["managua","marijuana","policia-nacional"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"opencode-go/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["No separate date for the Managua sweep was given; 11 January 2026 is the closing date of the 5–11 January weekly reporting period and 12 January 2026 is the publication date.","TN8 reported 56 subjects detained in the capital while the second account reported 53 with the same category breakdown that sums to 53; only the six drug-supply detentions both accounts agree on are recorded as arrested.","The sources do not attribute the 2 pounds of marijuana to any specific detainee among the six or separate it by district.","The 130 grams of cocaine and 72 grams of crack listed with the marijuana are excluded from cannabis figures under the substance scope, as is the seized cash, for which no amount was published.","No charges, custody ruling or court outcome for the six were reported.","The same articles also report separate cocaine seizures in Matagalpa and Nueva Guinea on 8–9 January, left out here as different events.","Both accounts repeat the National Police version; no independent non-police account was opened."],"sources":[{"title":"Incautan más de 2 kilos de cocaína y marihuana durante operativos en Nicaragua","url":"https://www.tn8.ni/sucesos/incautan-mas-de-2-kilos-de-cocaina-y-marihuana-durante-operativos-en-nicaragua/","publisher":"TN8","date":"2026-01-12","archived":null},{"title":"Policía Nacional incauta más de 2.7 kilos de cocaína en Matagalpa y Nueva Guinea","url":"https://caribbeantvni.com/policia-nacional-incauta-mas-de-2-7-kilos-de-cocaina-en-matagalpa-y-nueva-guinea/","publisher":"Caribbean TV Nicaragua","date":"2026-01-12","archived":null}]},{"id":"wiwili-la-campana-6250-plants","code":"CET-8YVKGD","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/wiwili-la-campana-6250-plants/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/8YVKGD/","date":"2025-08-20","added_at":"2026-10-30T20:33:29.000Z","added_at_source":"git","updated_at":"2026-11-07T01:22:47.000Z","country":"ni","country_name":"Nicaragua","place":"La Campana, Wamblán, Wiwilí, Jinotega","coordinates":[13.616,-85.371],"precision":"locality","type":"eradication","also":["arrest"],"title":"6,250 cannabis plants burned in Wiwilí and one caretaker detained","summary":"On 20 August 2025 Nicaragua’s army seized and burned 6,250 marijuana plants in La Campana, Wamblán, Wiwilí, Jinotega, and detained Bismark Antonio Díaz González, 32, who it said tended the plot, handing him to the authorities.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1,"plants_destroyed":6250},"details":{"agency_types":["military","police","prosecutor"],"products":[{"product":"flower"},{"product":"plants","plants":6250}],"activity":["cultivation"],"setting":["field"],"environment":["outdoor"],"case_stage":"investigation","date_precision":"exact"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1,2],"details.agency_types":[1,2],"details.case_stage":[1,2],"details.date_precision":[1,2],"details.environment":[1,2],"details.products":[1,2],"details.setting":[1,2],"figures.arrested":[1,2],"figures.plants_destroyed":[1,2]},"tags":["wiwili","jinotega","army"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.canal4.com.ni/ejercito-de-nicaragua-incauta-e-incinera-plantio-de-marihuana-en-wiwili/","media_url":"https://www.canal4.com.ni/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Ejercito-de-Nicaragua-incauta-e-incinera-plantio-de-marihuana-en-Wiwili.webp","publisher":"Canal 4 Nicaragua (Ejército de Nicaragua)","caption":"Army personnel at the Wiwilí marijuana plot, credited to the Nicaraguan army","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250917134804/https://www.canal4.com.ni/ejercito-de-nicaragua-incauta-e-incinera-plantio-de-marihuana-en-wiwili/"},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.canal10.com.ni/noticia/incautan-e-incineran-mas-de-seis-mil-plantas-de-marihuana-en-el-departamento-de-jinotega/","media_url":"https://alba-ni-c10.cdn.mediatiquepress.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Plantas-de-marihuana.jpg","publisher":"Canal 10","caption":"Marijuana plants seized in Jinotega, shown in Canal 10’s report on the Wiwilí operation","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20251001192609/https://www.canal10.com.ni/noticia/incautan-e-incineran-mas-de-seis-mil-plantas-de-marihuana-en-el-departamento-de-jinotega/"}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"cursor/composer-2.5","open_questions":["The army press note said Díaz González was handed to “the corresponding authorities”; Canal 10 said he was placed in police cells for the prosecutor, with no court outcome reported.","Canal 10’s page header shows October 2026; the army information note is dated 21 August 2025 and places the operation on 20 August 2025."],"sources":[{"title":"Ejército de Nicaragua incauta e incinera plantío de marihuana en Wiwilí","url":"https://www.canal4.com.ni/ejercito-de-nicaragua-incauta-e-incinera-plantio-de-marihuana-en-wiwili/","publisher":"Canal 4 Nicaragua","date":"2025-08-22","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20250917134804/https://www.canal4.com.ni/ejercito-de-nicaragua-incauta-e-incinera-plantio-de-marihuana-en-wiwili/"},{"title":"Incautan e incineran más de seis mil plantas de marihuana en el departamento de Jinotega","url":"https://www.canal10.com.ni/noticia/incautan-e-incineran-mas-de-seis-mil-plantas-de-marihuana-en-el-departamento-de-jinotega/","publisher":"Canal 10","date":"2025-08-22","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20251001192609/https://www.canal10.com.ni/noticia/incautan-e-incineran-mas-de-seis-mil-plantas-de-marihuana-en-el-departamento-de-jinotega/"}]},{"id":"nicaragua-eight-suppliers-13lb-marijuana-2025","code":"CET-A4F3QK","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/nicaragua-eight-suppliers-13lb-marijuana-2025/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/A4F3QK/","date":"2025-03-16","added_at":"2026-11-05T06:55:45.15589Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-10T06:28:33.000Z","country":"ni","country_name":"Nicaragua","place":"Nicaragua (Managua, Jinotega, Puerto Cabezas/Bilwi)","coordinates":[12.1364,-86.2514],"precision":"country","type":"arrest","also":["seizure"],"title":"Eight held as 13 lb of marijuana seized across Nicaragua","summary":"Nicaraguan National Police detained eight people accused of drug supply in its weekly roundup for 10 to 16 March 2025, seizing 13 pounds plus 207 grams (about 6.10 kg) of marijuana in Managua, Jinotega and Puerto Cabezas (Bilwi). The marijuana was listed with cocaine, crack and other evidence, which are excluded from the cannabis figures.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":8,"kg_seized":6.104},"details":{"agency_types":["police"],"products":[{"product":"flower"}],"activity":["trafficking"],"setting":["port","street"],"case_stage":"investigation","date_precision":"exact"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1],"details.agency_types":[1],"details.case_stage":[1],"details.date_precision":[1],"details.products":[1],"details.setting":[1]},"tags":["nicaragua","managua","marijuana","policia-nacional"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"opencode-go/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["No separate date is given for any of the marijuana arrests; 16 March 2025 is the closing date of the weekly reporting period and 17 March 2025 is the publication date.","The article does not say whether the five Managua suppliers were arrested in one operation or several, or name their districts.","The sources do not attribute the 7 pounds 207 grams of marijuana, 273 grams of cocaine and 41 grams of crack to individual detainees, and the cocaine and crack are excluded from cannabis figures.","Jeyson Mendoza William's detention is placed in Puerto Cabezas, also called Bilwi, without a street or neighbourhood.","No charges, custody rulings or court outcomes are reported for any of the eight; police use the terms presos and abastecedores de droga, meaning those detained and alleged drug suppliers.","The same article reports arrests for homicide and robbery with intimidation and a cocaine seizure in Rivas, left out here as unrelated events.","Only one account could be opened; no accessible second outlet or National Police statement confirming the same roundup was found."],"sources":[{"title":"Policía Nacional captura a 20 sujetos por delitos de peligrosidad en diferentes departamentos","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/162285-policia-nacional-captura-a-20-sujetos-por-delitos-de-peligrosidad-en-diferentes-departamentos","publisher":"El 19 Digital","date":"2025-03-17","archived":null}]},{"id":"nicaragua-weekly-54lb-marijuana-seizures-2024","code":"CET-53KJQH","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/nicaragua-weekly-54lb-marijuana-seizures-2024/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/53KJQH/","date":"2024-10-06","added_at":"2026-11-08T03:37:47.931104Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-10T06:28:33.000Z","country":"ni","country_name":"Nicaragua","place":"Nicaragua","coordinates":[12.865,-85.207],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":["arrest"],"title":"54 lb of marijuana seized from 11 suspects in weekly roundup","summary":"Nicaragua's National Police detained 11 people with 54 pounds of marijuana in Managua, Kukra Hill, Jinotega and Quilalí during operations from 30 September to 6 October 2024. The cannabis seizures were part of a week-long roundup in which 29 people were held for homicide, robbery and drug trafficking.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":11,"kg_seized":24.49},"details":{"agencies":["National Police of Nicaragua"],"agency_types":["police"],"products":[{"product":"flower","kg":24.49}],"activity":["trafficking"],"case_stage":"investigation","period":{"start":"2024-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","end":"2024-10-06T00:00:00.000Z"},"date_precision":"exact"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1],"details.agencies":[1],"details.agency_types":[1],"details.case_stage":[1],"details.period":[1,2],"details.products":[1],"figures.arrested":[1],"figures.kg_seized":[1]},"tags":["managua","jinotega","nueva-segovia","weekly-roundup"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"swancloud/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["The Jinotega account reports 6 pounds of marijuana for two detainees without saying whether it is a combined total or per person; the report treats it as a combined 6 pounds.","No charges, court steps or outcomes beyond detention were reported.","The incident date used is 6 October 2024, the end of the 30 September to 6 October operation week."],"sources":[{"title":"Policía Nacional captura a 29 personas en la primera semana de octubre","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/156617-policia-nacional-captura-a-29-personas-en-la-primera-semana-de-octubre","publisher":"El 19 Digital","date":"2024-10-07","archived":null},{"title":"Detienen a 29 personas por crímenes de alta peligrosidad en el país","url":"https://canal2tv.com/nacionales/detienen-personas-crimenes-peligrosidad/","publisher":"Canal 2","date":"2024-10-07","archived":null},{"title":"Informe semanal de la Policía Nacional destaca la captura de 29 sujetos por diversos delitos","url":"https://radio580.com.ni/informe-semanal-de-la-policia-nacional-destaca-la-captura-de-29-sujetos-por-diversos-delitos/","publisher":"Radio 580","date":"2024-10-07","archived":null}]},{"id":"jalapa-santa-rosa-33-marijuana-packages","code":"CET-Q8SK95","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/jalapa-santa-rosa-33-marijuana-packages/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/Q8SK95/","date":"2024-01-14","added_at":"2026-11-08T02:01:02.766942Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":null,"country":"ni","country_name":"Nicaragua","place":"Santa Rosa, Jalapa, Nueva Segovia","coordinates":[13.922,-86.124],"precision":"locality","type":"seizure","also":[],"title":"Army seizes 33 marijuana packages abandoned by fleeing couriers in Jalapa","summary":"Nicaragua's Army seized a white sack holding 33 packages of marijuana in Santa Rosa, Jalapa, after two people who entered from Honduras by motorcycle fled and abandoned it. The drug was handed to the corresponding authorities and no arrests were reported.","status":"verified","figures":{},"details":{"agencies":["1 Comando Militar Regional"],"agency_types":["military"],"activity":["smuggling"],"setting":["border"],"case_stage":"investigation","date_precision":"exact","region":"Nueva Segovia","route":{"from":["hn"],"to":["ni"]}},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1],"details.agencies":[1],"details.agency_types":[1],"details.case_stage":[1],"details.route":[1],"details.setting":[1]},"tags":["nueva-segovia","jalapa","muro-de-contencion"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/148310-ejercito-de-nicaragua-realiza-incautacion-de-paquetes-de-marihuana-en-jalapa","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/articulos/381616.jpg","publisher":"El 19 Digital","caption":"Handout photo published with the account of the Jalapa marijuana seizure. Photo: Cortesía"}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"swancloud/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["No weight for the 33 packages was published, so no kilogram figure is recorded.","No charges or court outcome were reported; the two carriers fled and the drug was only remitted to the corresponding authorities.","The El 19 Digital page reproduces the Army's information note and the Army unit page gives the same account, so the two sources are not independent reporting.","The page carries several seizure photos credited only as “Cortesía” with no descriptive captions; only the lead image is listed as media."],"sources":[{"title":"Ejército de Nicaragua realiza incautación de paquetes de marihuana en Jalapa","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/148310-ejercito-de-nicaragua-realiza-incautacion-de-paquetes-de-marihuana-en-jalapa","publisher":"El 19 Digital","date":"2024-01-15","archived":null},{"title":"1 Comando Militar Regional","url":"https://www.ejercito.mil.ni/contenido/unidades-militares/ft/ft1cmr.html","publisher":"Ejército de Nicaragua","date":null,"archived":null}]},{"id":"prinzapolka-naranjal-616-plants","code":"CET-Q3T9M6","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/prinzapolka-naranjal-616-plants/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/Q3T9M6/","date":"2023-10-09","added_at":"2026-11-05T03:09:38.229731Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-07T01:22:47.000Z","country":"ni","country_name":"Nicaragua","place":"Naranjal community, Prinzapolka, North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region","coordinates":[13.4,-83.5667],"precision":"district","type":"seizure","also":["arrest"],"title":"616 marijuana plants seized in Naranjal, Prinzapolka; caretaker held","summary":"Nicaragua's Batallón Ecológico Bosawas seized 616 marijuana plants in the community of Naranjal, Prinzapolka, on 9 October 2023, alongside 1.5 pounds of processed marijuana and six ounces of seeds. Soldiers detained Osmar Úbeda Zelaya, 30, whom the army described as the plot's caretaker, and handed him and the drugs to the authorities.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1,"kg_seized":0.68,"plants_destroyed":616},"details":{"agency_types":["military"],"products":[{"product":"flower","kg":0.68},{"product":"plants","plants":616}],"activity":["cultivation","sale"],"setting":["field"],"environment":["outdoor"],"case_stage":"investigation","date_precision":"exact"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1,2,3],"details.agency_types":[1,3,2],"details.case_stage":[1,2,3],"details.date_precision":[1],"details.environment":[1,2,3],"details.products":[1,2,3],"details.setting":[1,2,3],"figures.kg_seized":[1],"figures.plants_destroyed":[1,2,3]},"tags":["prinzapolka","caribe-norte","army","muro-de-contencion"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/titulo:145462-ejercito-de-nicaragua-realizo-la-incautacion-de-616-plantas-de-marihuana","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/articulos/375507.jpg","publisher":"El 19 Digital","caption":"Main photograph published with army information note 023/2023 on the Naranjal marijuana seizure. Photo: Cortesía."},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/titulo:145462-ejercito-de-nicaragua-realizo-la-incautacion-de-616-plantas-de-marihuana","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/notas/source/2023/Octubre/10Oct/EJERCITO/INCAUTACION-(1).jpg","publisher":"El 19 Digital (Ejército de Nicaragua)","caption":"Army photograph published with note 023/2023, the first of four images filed under INCAUTACION with the note."},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/titulo:145462-ejercito-de-nicaragua-realizo-la-incautacion-de-616-plantas-de-marihuana","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/notas/source/2023/Octubre/10Oct/EJERCITO/INCAUTACION-(2).jpg","publisher":"El 19 Digital (Ejército de Nicaragua)","caption":"Second army photograph published with note 023/2023 on the Naranjal seizure."},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/titulo:145462-ejercito-de-nicaragua-realizo-la-incautacion-de-616-plantas-de-marihuana","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/notas/source/2023/Octubre/10Oct/EJERCITO/INCAUTACION-(3).jpg","publisher":"El 19 Digital (Ejército de Nicaragua)","caption":"Third army photograph published with note 023/2023 on the Naranjal seizure."},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/titulo:145462-ejercito-de-nicaragua-realizo-la-incautacion-de-616-plantas-de-marihuana","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/notas/source/2023/Octubre/10Oct/EJERCITO/INCAUTACION-(4).jpg","publisher":"El 19 Digital (Ejército de Nicaragua)","caption":"Fourth army photograph published with note 023/2023 on the Naranjal seizure."}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"opencode-go/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["No figure for the area of the plot was published, and the army did not say whether the 616 plants were burned or only handed over with the other evidence.","The 1.5 pounds, about 0.68 kg, is the army's weight for processed marijuana; the weight of the 6 ounces of seeds was not converted into a cannabis figure.","All three accounts reproduce army information note 023/2023; no reporting independent of the army's version of the seizure was found.","No charge, custody ruling or court outcome was reported for Osmar Úbeda Zelaya after he was handed over.","El 19 Digital published the note on 10 October 2023 and the note itself is dated 10 October, while the operation it reports occurred on 9 October.","The outlet credits its main picture to Cortesía and the four army images filed with the note carry no captions or credits, so each image cannot be individually verified as showing this plot."],"sources":[{"title":"Ejército de Nicaragua realizó la incautación de 616 plantas de marihuana","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/titulo:145462-ejercito-de-nicaragua-realizo-la-incautacion-de-616-plantas-de-marihuana","publisher":"El 19 Digital","date":"2023-10-10","archived":null},{"title":"Ejército de Nicaragua incauta plantío de marihuana en Prinzapolka","url":"https://www.canal4.com.ni/ejercito-de-nicaragua-incauta-plantio-de-marihuana-en-prinzapolka/","publisher":"Canal 4 Nicaragua","date":"2023-10-11","archived":null},{"title":"Ocupan plantas de marihuana en Prinzapolka","url":"https://www.tn8.ni/departamentos/ocupan-plantas-de-marihuana-en-prinzapolka/","publisher":"TN8","date":"2023-10-10","archived":null}]},{"id":"wiwili-cano-negro-3500-plants","code":"CET-9TREYW","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/wiwili-cano-negro-3500-plants/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/9TREYW/","date":"2023-09-16","added_at":"2026-11-04T23:41:09.177909Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-07T01:22:47.000Z","country":"ni","country_name":"Nicaragua","place":"Caño Negro, Wiwilí, Jinotega","coordinates":[13.617,-85.817],"precision":"district","type":"eradication","also":["seizure","arrest"],"title":"3,500 cannabis plants burned in Caño Negro, Wiwilí; caretaker held","summary":"On 16 September 2023 Nicaragua's army seized and burned 3,500 marijuana plants sown among maize in Caño Negro, Wiwilí, Jinotega, and detained Cristian de Jesús Poveda Tinoco, 33, who it said tended the plot, handing him to the authorities for prosecution.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1,"plants_destroyed":3500},"details":{"agency_types":["military"],"products":[{"product":"flower"},{"product":"plants","plants":3500}],"activity":["cultivation"],"setting":["field"],"environment":["outdoor"],"case_stage":"investigation","date_precision":"exact"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1],"details.agency_types":[1],"details.case_stage":[1],"details.date_precision":[1],"details.environment":[1],"details.products":[1],"details.setting":[1],"figures.arrested":[1],"figures.plants_destroyed":[1]},"tags":["wiwili","jinotega","army","muro-de-contencion"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/144709-ejercito-de-nicaragua-realizo-incautacion-e-incineracion-de-3500-plantas-de-marihuana","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/notas/source/2023/Septiembre/19Sep/EJERCITO/droga1.jpg","publisher":"El 19 Digital (Ejército de Nicaragua)","caption":"One of the army photographs published with information note 068/2023 showing the Caño Negro marijuana seizure."},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/144709-ejercito-de-nicaragua-realizo-incautacion-e-incineracion-de-3500-plantas-de-marihuana","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/notas/source/2023/Septiembre/19Sep/EJERCITO/droga2.jpg","publisher":"El 19 Digital (Ejército de Nicaragua)","caption":"Second army photograph from note 068/2023 on the seizure and burning of the Caño Negro plants."},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/144709-ejercito-de-nicaragua-realizo-incautacion-e-incineracion-de-3500-plantas-de-marihuana","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/notas/source/2023/Septiembre/19Sep/EJERCITO/droga3.jpg","publisher":"El 19 Digital (Ejército de Nicaragua)","caption":"Third army photograph from note 068/2023 on the Caño Negro marijuana seizure."}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"swancloud/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["No figure for the weight of the plants or the area of the plot was published, only the count of 3,500 plants.","No court outcome was reported for Cristian de Jesús Poveda Tinoco after he was handed over to the authorities; TN8 said he was sent to Jinotega for prosecution.","The three accounts all reproduce the same army information note 068/2023; no reporting independent of the army's version was found.","El 19 Digital displayed the note on 19 September 2023 without a separate publication line, and the note itself is dated 19 September, while Canal 4 and TN8 published on 20 September.","The army photographs carried by El 19 Digital are captioned only \"DROGA\" and the outlet credits its main picture to \"Cortesía\"; the still images cannot confirm exactly where each was taken.","A coordinated army operation that burned 12,000 marijuana plants in Jinotega at the start of September 2023 is a different event and is left out of this report.","Left out, as its quotation was not found in Canal 4 Nicaragua: Canal 4 said soldiers of the 6th Regional Military Command seized about 3,500 plants of roughly 1.5 metres each in Caño Negro, Jinotega.","Left out, as its quotation was not found in TN8: TN8, quoting the army note, reported that the plants were camouflaged inside a maize field.","Left out, as its quotation was not found in TN8: TN8 reported that Poveda Tinoco was handed over to the authorities in Jinotega for prosecution."],"sources":[{"title":"Ejército de Nicaragua realizó incautación e incineración de 3,500 plantas de marihuana","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/144709-ejercito-de-nicaragua-realizo-incautacion-e-incineracion-de-3500-plantas-de-marihuana","publisher":"El 19 Digital","date":"2023-09-19","archived":null}]},{"id":"pauniwas-wiwili-8000-plants-2023","code":"CET-PB3K6Z","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/pauniwas-wiwili-8000-plants-2023/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/PB3K6Z/","date":"2023-09-06","added_at":"2026-11-05T03:07:47.197928Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-10T06:28:33.000Z","country":"ni","country_name":"Nicaragua","place":"Pauniwás, Wiwilí municipality, Jinotega department","coordinates":[13.617,-85.817],"precision":"locality","type":"eradication","also":["arrest","seizure"],"title":"8,000 marijuana plants burned in Pauniwás, Wiwilí; two caretakers held","summary":"Nicaragua's army seized and burned 8,000 two-metre marijuana plants sown among maize in Pauniwás, Wiwilí, Jinotega, on 6 September 2023, detaining two men who it said tended the plot. Both were handed to the authorities for prosecution.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":2,"plants_destroyed":8000},"details":{"agency_types":["military"],"products":[{"product":"flower"},{"product":"plants","plants":8000}],"activity":["cultivation"],"case_stage":"investigation","date_precision":"exact"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1],"details.agency_types":[1,2],"details.case_stage":[1,2],"details.date_precision":[1],"details.products":[1,2],"figures.arrested":[1,2],"figures.plants_destroyed":[1]},"tags":["jinotega","wiwili","army","muro-de-contencion","eradication"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/titulo:144428-ejercito-de-nicaragua-realizo-la-incautacion-e-incineracion-de-plantas-de-marihuana-","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/notas/source/2023/Septiembre/11Sep/INCAUTACION/ejercito1.jpg","publisher":"El 19 Digital","caption":"Army photograph published with information note 067/2023 on the marijuana plot seized and burned in Pauniwás, Wiwilí. Photo: Ejército de Nicaragua (cortesía)"},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/titulo:144428-ejercito-de-nicaragua-realizo-la-incautacion-e-incineracion-de-plantas-de-marihuana-","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/notas/source/2023/Septiembre/11Sep/INCAUTACION/ejercito2.jpg","publisher":"El 19 Digital","caption":"Second army photograph from note 067/2023 on the seizure and incineration of the Pauniwás marijuana plants. Photo: Ejército de Nicaragua (cortesía)"},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/titulo:144428-ejercito-de-nicaragua-realizo-la-incautacion-e-incineracion-de-plantas-de-marihuana-","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/notas/source/2023/Septiembre/11Sep/INCAUTACION/ejercito3.jpg","publisher":"El 19 Digital","caption":"Third army photograph published with note 067/2023 on the Pauniwás plot, where two caretakers were detained. Photo: Ejército de Nicaragua (cortesía)"},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/titulo:144428-ejercito-de-nicaragua-realizo-la-incautacion-e-incineracion-de-plantas-de-marihuana-","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/notas/source/2023/Septiembre/11Sep/INCAUTACION/ejercito4.jpg","publisher":"El 19 Digital","caption":"Fourth army photograph from the Pauniwás eradication, in which soldiers seized and burned 8,000 plants. Photo: Ejército de Nicaragua (cortesía)"},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/titulo:144428-ejercito-de-nicaragua-realizo-la-incautacion-e-incineracion-de-plantas-de-marihuana-","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/notas/source/2023/Septiembre/11Sep/INCAUTACION/ejercito5.jpg","publisher":"El 19 Digital","caption":"Fifth army photograph from the Pauniwás operation, showing the marijuana seized before incineration. Photo: Ejército de Nicaragua (cortesía)"}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"swancloud/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["No weight, cultivated area or value for the 8,000 plants was published.","Neither account reports charges, a custody ruling or a court outcome after the two men were handed to the authorities.","The army's 20,000 plants and six detainees for the preceding 12 days are a running total of several operations and are not counted in this report's figures.","The only accounts found are the army's own note, carried by El 19 Digital, and an EFE wire story based on the same statement; no independent reporting was found.","No mapping of the community of Pauniwás was published in the sources, so the coordinates are those of the Wiwilí de Jinotega municipal centre rather than the plot.","Left out, as its quotation was not found in El 19 Digital: The army carried out the operation under the state strategy Muro de Contención, or Containment Wall, and said the COVID-19 protection measures ordered by the Health Ministry, MINSA, were followed during the seizure and burning."],"sources":[{"title":"Ejército de Nicaragua realizó la incautación e incineración de plantas de marihuana","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/titulo:144428-ejercito-de-nicaragua-realizo-la-incautacion-e-incineracion-de-plantas-de-marihuana-","publisher":"El 19 Digital","date":"2023-09-11","archived":null},{"title":"Nicaragua decomisa 8.000 plantas de marihuana y detiene a dos nicaragüenses","url":"https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/nicaragua-decomisa-8-000-plantas-de-marihuana-y-detiene-a-dos-nicaragueenses/48807516","publisher":"SWI swissinfo.ch (EFE)","date":"2023-09-13","archived":null}]},{"id":"nicaragua-weekly-80lb-marijuana-seizures-2023","code":"CET-H93QT8","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/nicaragua-weekly-80lb-marijuana-seizures-2023/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/H93QT8/","date":"2023-02-12","added_at":"2026-11-08T03:14:44.904215Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":null,"country":"ni","country_name":"Nicaragua","place":"Nicaragua","coordinates":[12.865,-85.207],"precision":"country","type":"seizure","also":["arrest"],"title":"80 lb of marijuana seized from 10 suspects in week-long police roundup","summary":"Police in Nicaragua seized 80 pounds of marijuana and detained 10 alleged suppliers in six departments during operations from 6 to 12 February 2023. The marijuana was taken in separate cases in Matagalpa, Jinotega, Nueva Segovia, Esteli, Managua and Leon, alongside cocaine seizures not counted here.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":10,"kg_seized":36.29},"details":{"agencies":["National Police of Nicaragua"],"agency_types":["police"],"products":[{"product":"flower","kg":36.29}],"activity":["sale"],"case_stage":"investigation","period":{"start":"2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z","end":"2023-02-12T00:00:00.000Z"},"date_precision":"exact"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[2],"details.agencies":[2],"details.agency_types":[2],"details.case_stage":[2],"details.period":[2],"details.products":[2],"figures.arrested":[1,2],"figures.kg_seized":[2]},"tags":["nueva-segovia","matagalpa","jinotega","esteli","managua"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.tn8.ni/sucesos/nicaragua-incautan-4-kilos-de-cocaina-y-80-libras-de-marihuana/","media_url":"https://www.tn8.ni/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/polic-ocup-2-696x497.jpg","publisher":"TN8","caption":"Detained drug suppliers presented with the weekly police results. Photo: Cortesia"},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://nuevaya.com.ni/sucesos/planes-de-seguridad-ciudadana-dejan-40-delincuentes-detenidos-en-nicaragua/","media_url":"https://nuevaya.com.ni/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/21-libras-de-marihuana-y-dos-motocicletas.jpg","publisher":"La Nueva Radio YA","caption":"The 21 pounds of marijuana and two motorcycles seized in El Cua, published with the police results."}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"swancloud/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["No separate dates are given for the individual seizures; 12 February 2023, the end of the 6-12 February operation week, is used as the incident date.","The TN8 account lists only four marijuana cases totalling 75 pounds, while La Nueva Radio YA adds Managua and Leon cases to reach the police total of 80 pounds; the report uses the fuller account.","Names vary between outlets: Mileydi versus Mileydy Sanchez Medina, Pablo Martinez Hernandez versus Pablo Enoy Martinez Hernandez, and Ana Yarely versus Ana Jakarelis Siles Martinez; TN8 spellings are used.","No charges, court steps or outcomes were reported; those held are described only as detained drug suppliers.","Both outlets reproduce the same National Police briefing, so they are not independent accounts.","The TN8 photos are credited only as Cortesia with a generic suppliers caption, so the exact seizure each depicts cannot be confirmed."],"sources":[{"title":"Nicaragua: Incautan 4 kilos de cocaína y 80 libras de marihuana","url":"https://www.tn8.ni/sucesos/nicaragua-incautan-4-kilos-de-cocaina-y-80-libras-de-marihuana/","publisher":"TN8","date":"2023-02-13","archived":null},{"title":"Planes de Seguridad Ciudadana dejan 40 delincuentes detenidos en Nicaragua","url":"https://nuevaya.com.ni/sucesos/planes-de-seguridad-ciudadana-dejan-40-delincuentes-detenidos-en-nicaragua/","publisher":"La Nueva Radio YA","date":"2023-02-13","archived":null}]},{"id":"managua-district-one-two-suppliers-2022","code":"CET-NBD8WW","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/managua-district-one-two-suppliers-2022/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/NBD8WW/","date":"2022-06-01","added_at":"2026-11-05T04:49:49.581964Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-06T23:24:08.000Z","country":"ni","country_name":"Nicaragua","place":"Reparto Los Robles and Jocote Dulce, District I, Managua","coordinates":[12.08,-86.27],"precision":"district","type":"arrest","also":["seizure"],"title":"Two suppliers held in Managua; 40.6 g of marijuana found on one","summary":"Nicaragua's National Police arrested two alleged drug suppliers in District I of Managua on 1 and 2 June 2022, one on a street in Reparto Los Robles and one at his home in Jocote Dulce. The cannabis in the two cases was 40.6 grams found on Julio César González Hernández, alongside cocaine and crack; the two men and the evidence were handed to the authorities.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":2,"kg_seized":0.0406},"details":{"agency_types":["police"],"products":[{"product":"flower"}],"activity":["trafficking","possession"],"setting":["home","street"],"case_stage":"investigation"},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1],"details.agency_types":[1],"details.case_stage":[1],"details.products":[1],"details.setting":[1],"figures.arrested":[1]},"tags":["managua","marijuana","district-i"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/titulo:128695-policia-nacional-captura-a-dos-abastecedores-de-droga-en-managua","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/articulos/329863.jpeg","publisher":"El 19 Digital","caption":"The two detainees with the seized evidence as presented by the National Police. Photo: C. Cortez / El 19 Digital"}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"opencode-go/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["Police gave no street value for the 40.6 grams of marijuana, so no cannabis value is recorded.","The cocaine weights, the 89 grams of crack and the police valuations of the cocaine are excluded from cannabis figures because they are not cannabis.","The reports say both men were handed to the competent authorities but name no filed charges and no court outcome.","The place covers two arrest scenes in District I, Reparto Los Robles on 1 June and the Jocote Dulce settlement on 2 June, with district-level coordinates.","The incident date uses 1 June 2022, the date of the arrest that produced the marijuana; the second arrest followed on 2 June.","Only the submitted El 19 Digital account was available for quotation in this review; no second account is cited."],"sources":[{"title":"Policía Nacional captura a dos abastecedores de droga en Managua","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/titulo:128695-policia-nacional-captura-a-dos-abastecedores-de-droga-en-managua","publisher":"El 19 Digital","date":"2022-06-03","archived":null}]},{"id":"jalapa-el-guineo-marijuana-seizure-2020","code":"CET-DG469K","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/jalapa-el-guineo-marijuana-seizure-2020/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/DG469K/","date":"2020-07-14","added_at":"2026-11-08T02:33:00.600414Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":null,"country":"ni","country_name":"Nicaragua","place":"El Guineo unauthorized crossing, 7 km northwest of Teotecacinte, Jalapa, Nueva Segovia","coordinates":[13.922,-86.124],"precision":"locality","type":"seizure","also":["arrest"],"title":"Nicaragua army detains man with 1.38 kg of marijuana at El Guineo border crossing","summary":"Nicaraguan Army troops detained a man from Honduras and seized three packages holding 1,377 grams of marijuana, plus a motorcycle and a phone, at the unauthorized El Guineo crossing near Teotecacinte, Jalapa, Nueva Segovia, on 14 July 2020. The detainee and the seized items were handed to the corresponding authorities, and no charge was reported.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1,"kg_seized":1.377},"details":{"agencies":["1 Comando Militar Regional"],"agency_types":["military"],"products":[{"product":"flower","kg":1.377}],"activity":["smuggling"],"setting":["border"],"case_stage":"investigation","date_precision":"exact","region":"Nueva Segovia","route":{"from":["hn"],"to":["ni"],"crossing":"El Guineo"}},"data_sources":{"details.activity":[1],"details.agencies":[1],"details.agency_types":[1],"details.case_stage":[1],"details.products":[1],"details.route":[1],"details.setting":[1],"figures.arrested":[1],"figures.kg_seized":[1]},"tags":["nueva-segovia","jalapa","muro-de-contencion","teotecacinte"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/105285-ejercito-de-nicaragua-realiza-incautacion-de-marihuana-y-ocupacion-de-semovientes","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/articulos/284632.jpg","publisher":"El 19 Digital","caption":"Photo published with the Army press note of the man detained at the El Guineo crossing. Photo: Cortesía"}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"swancloud/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["Only the Army's own press note, republished by El 19 Digital, was found; no independent reporting or follow-up was located.","The note gives no charges, court steps or outcome for the detained man beyond his handover to the authorities.","The note says the detainee came from Honduras but gives his nationality as Nicaraguan; the route field follows the stated origin.","The note also mentions money handed over among the seized items but gives no amount, so none is recorded.","The same note reports a separate livestock action near Wiwilí, Jinotega, with two men detained and 132,000 córdobas of cattle; that event is not covered by this report."],"sources":[{"title":"Ejército de Nicaragua realiza incautación de marihuana y ocupación de semovientes","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/105285-ejercito-de-nicaragua-realiza-incautacion-de-marihuana-y-ocupacion-de-semovientes","publisher":"El 19 Digital","date":"2020-07-16","archived":null}]},{"id":"managua-52-arrests-39lb-marijuana-2019","code":"CET-D1G5GF","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/managua-52-arrests-39lb-marijuana-2019/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/D1G5GF/","date":"2019-06-17","added_at":"2026-11-05T12:05:31.78157Z","added_at_source":"recorded","updated_at":"2026-11-06T23:29:51.000Z","country":"ni","country_name":"Nicaragua","place":"Managua (presentation of nationwide arrests); seizures also in Matagalpa and San José de Bocay, Jinotega","coordinates":[12.1364,-86.2514],"precision":"locality","type":"arrest","also":["seizure"],"title":"52 held in Nicaragua sweep; 39 pounds of marijuana seized","summary":"Nicaragua's National Police presented 52 arrests for high-danger crimes from 10 to 16 June 2019, including 11 alleged drug suppliers. Across the arrests police reported 39 pounds (about 17.7 kg) of marijuana and 20 firearms, and named suppliers held in Managua, Matagalpa and San José de Bocay.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":52,"kg_seized":17.69},"details":{"agency_types":["police"],"products":[{"product":"flower","kg":17.69}],"setting":["vehicle"],"case_stage":"investigation","date_precision":"exact"},"data_sources":{"details.agency_types":[1,2,3],"details.case_stage":[1,2],"details.date_precision":[2,1,3],"details.products":[1,2,3],"details.setting":[2,1,3],"figures.arrested":[1,2,3],"figures.kg_seized":[2,1,3]},"tags":["nicaragua","managua","matagalpa","drug-suppliers"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/91241-mas-de-50-detenidos-por-cometer-delitos-de-peligrosidad-en-nicaragua-","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/articulos/246610.jpg","publisher":"El 19 Digital","caption":"The 52 detainees in blue prison clothing displayed at the police presentation, captioned with the seizure of 20 firearms, 39 pounds of marijuana, three motorcycles, a car and three pickups. Photo: L. Zúniga"},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/91241-mas-de-50-detenidos-por-cometer-delitos-de-peligrosidad-en-nicaragua-","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/notas/source/2019/00-Junio/17JUNIO/DETENIDOS/detenidos_4.jpg","publisher":"El 19 Digital","caption":"A group of detainees from the 10-16 June 2019 sweep at the police presentation in Managua."},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/91241-mas-de-50-detenidos-por-cometer-delitos-de-peligrosidad-en-nicaragua-","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/notas/source/2019/00-Junio/17JUNIO/DETENIDOS/detenidos_3.jpg","publisher":"El 19 Digital","caption":"Detainees from the sweep in blue prison clothing, shown to the press in Managua on 17 June 2019."},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/91241-mas-de-50-detenidos-por-cometer-delitos-de-peligrosidad-en-nicaragua-","media_url":"https://www.el19digital.com/files/notas/source/2019/00-Junio/17JUNIO/DETENIDOS/detenidos_6.jpg","publisher":"El 19 Digital","caption":"Arrested suspects from the 10-16 June 2019 roundup lined up at the police presentation."},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.canal4.com.ni/policia-nacional-resultados-planes-seguridad/","media_url":"https://www.canal4.com.ni/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/policia-nacioanl.jpg","publisher":"Canal 4 Nicaragua","caption":"Police presentation of the 10-16 June 2019 security-plan results, including the 52 arrests and 39 pounds of marijuana. Photo: Multinoticias"}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"opencode-go/muse-spark-1.3-contributor#xhigh","open_questions":["The sources describe the 52 detentions as arrests for dangerous crimes; no charges, court dates or outcomes are reported for any suspect.","The 17 June 2019 incident date is the presentation and publication date; the arrests occurred in the period 10 to 16 June 2019.","The National Police statement and El 19 Digital give different names and details for the same people: the murder suspect is Germán Aurelio Gutiérrez Zamora with the killing on 16 June 2010 in the police statement, while El 19 Digital says Bergman Aurelio Gutiérrez Zamora; one supplier is Eliud Noguera in the police statement and Elliet Noguera in El 19 Digital.","El 19 Digital says the third Las Torres homicide suspect Henry Martínez Fuerte was still fugitive, while the police statement presents him as captured with the other two.","Only 30 of the 39 pounds are broken down by place (15 in Managua, 12 in Matagalpa, 3 in San José de Bocay); police gave no breakdown for the remaining 9 pounds, so the 39-pound total is used.","No weight breakdown in kilograms was published; 39 pounds, 15 pounds, 12 pounds and 3 pounds were converted to about 17.7 kg, 6.8 kg, 5.4 kg and 1.4 kg.","The roundup covered the whole country, so the coordinates are the centre of Managua, where the results were presented.","No figure for plants, field area or the value of the marijuana was published.","The 20 firearms reported match between El 19 Digital and the police statement, but El 19 Digital also quotes Gutiérrez saying 19 weapons were taken from the 11 gang leaders.","Canal 4, El 19 Digital and the National Police statement each carry photos of the presentation, but it could not be established whether they show the same picture, so the distinct Canal 4 image is listed once and no other Canal 4 photo is added."],"sources":[{"title":"Más de 50 detenidos por cometer delitos de peligrosidad en Nicaragua","url":"https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/91241-mas-de-50-detenidos-por-cometer-delitos-de-peligrosidad-en-nicaragua-","publisher":"El 19 Digital","date":"2019-06-17","archived":null},{"title":"52 personas capturadas durante la última semana","url":"https://web.archive.org/web/2019/https://www.policia.gob.ni/?p=33975","publisher":"Policía Nacional de Nicaragua","date":"2019-06-17","archived":null},{"title":"(+Fotos) Policía Nacional presenta resultados de los planes de seguridad","url":"https://www.canal4.com.ni/policia-nacional-resultados-planes-seguridad/","publisher":"Canal 4 Nicaragua","date":"2019-06-17","archived":null}]}]}