{"version":1,"id":"us/nm","name":"New Mexico, United States","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/us/nm/","count":1,"totals":{"reports":1,"arrested":0,"plants_destroyed":6300,"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":"2026-09-25","reports":[{"id":"nm-estancia-howell-6300-plants","code":"CET-5Z7KA7","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/nm-estancia-howell-6300-plants/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/5Z7KA7/","date":"2026-09-25","added_at":"2026-10-30T21:32:13.000Z","added_at_source":"git","updated_at":"2026-11-03T12:01:30.000Z","country":"us/nm","country_name":"New Mexico, United States","place":"102 Howell Road, Estancia, Torrance County, New Mexico","coordinates":[34.758,-106.056],"precision":"locality","type":"eradication","also":[],"title":"6,300 cannabis plants destroyed at illegal hoop-house farm in Estancia","summary":"On 25 September 2026 New Mexico's Regulation and Licensing Department Enforcement Bureau and the Organized Crime Commission raided 102 Howell Road in Estancia, Torrance County, seizing and destroying about 6,300 mature cannabis plants in 21 greenhouses weighing an estimated 21,000 pounds. The case remains open for prosecution.","status":"verified","figures":{"plants_destroyed":6300},"tags":["new-mexico","torrance","eradication"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.rld.nm.gov/2026/09/25/investigation-uncovers-illegal-cannabis-operation-in-torrance-county/","media_url":"https://www.rld.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Enforcement-Bureau-Operation-1-scaled.jpeg","publisher":"New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department","caption":"Mature cannabis plants inside a hoop house at 102 Howell Road, Estancia, during the 25 September 2026 search."},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://www.rld.nm.gov/2026/09/25/investigation-uncovers-illegal-cannabis-operation-in-torrance-county/","media_url":"https://www.rld.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Enforcement-Bureau-Operation-2-scaled.jpeg","publisher":"New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department","caption":"A row of hoop houses and equipment at the Howell Road site searched on 25 September 2026."}],"cfi_id":null,"created_by_model":"cursor/composer-2.5","open_questions":["The press release does not name any person arrested; prosecutors and the Organized Crime Commission are pursuing charges.","Agents estimated about 300 plants per greenhouse across 21 structures; the headline figure is about 6,300 plants totalling 21,000 pounds.","A New Mexico State Police hazmat technician checked for hazardous materials; outcomes are not detailed."],"sources":[{"title":"Investigation uncovers illegal cannabis operation in Torrance County","url":"https://www.rld.nm.gov/2026/09/25/investigation-uncovers-illegal-cannabis-operation-in-torrance-county/","publisher":"New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department","date":"2026-09-25","archived":null}]}]}