66-year-old held with over half kilo of marijuana in Candelaria
Police arrested 66-year-old Sócrates Miguel Iraheta Bonilla at his home in Candelaria de La Frontera, Santa Ana Oeste, for alleged illicit trafficking. Officers seized more than half a kilo of marijuana, a scale, cash and two phones, which were kept as evidence while the investigation continued.
🇸🇻 Candelaria de La Frontera, Santa Ana Oeste · El Salvador
El Salvador’s National Civil Police, known as the PNC, arrested 66-year-old
Sócrates Miguel Iraheta Bonilla in Candelaria de La Frontera, Santa Ana Oeste,
for alleged marijuana commercialization.[1]The detention followed a
judge-authorized search of the suspect’s home.[1]The operation took place at
his residence after a court issued the search order for the house.[2]Canine
units assisted officers during the inspection to locate illegal substances and
other objects linked to illicit activity.[1]
Officers seized more than half a kilo of marijuana, a weighing scale, an
undisclosed amount of cash and two cell phones in the house.[1]The amount of
cash was not specified.[2]All the seized items were retained as evidence in
the investigation into alleged drug commercialization.[1]
Police said Iraheta Bonilla has prior criminal records for illicit commerce and
trafficking, injuries, rape and expressions of violence against women.[1]Police said those records will be considered in the corresponding judicial
process for this case.[1]He was to be processed for alleged illicit
trafficking.[2]
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Source: InfobaePolice photo of the search with canine support in Candelaria de La Frontera. Photo: PNC via InfobaePhoto details
No exact marijuana weight was published, only more than half a kilo, so no kilograms can be recorded.
One passage says more than a kilo while the seizure inventory and second account say more than half a kilo, so the report uses the half-kilo inventory.
The cash amount and phone details were not specified, so no value can be recorded.
No separate time for the search was given; 11 July 2026 is used from the Saturday PNC report, while the first account was published on 12 July.
No court outcome was reported and the investigation was still under way.
General penalty information and separate national cocaine seizure totals on the same page were left out as different context and events.
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National Civil Police agents arrested César Danilo López Hernández, 34, inside a higher-education centre in San Salvador on 6 November 2026, saying he carried marijuana and cash hidden in a backpack and tried to flee. Police did not identify the university or give the amount of marijuana or money, and said he will be referred for possession and holding with intent to traffic.
El Salvador's Attorney General's Office and National Civil Police carried out five raids in San Salvador Centro and arrested a man and a woman accused of forcing minors to sell drugs, with a third arrest warrant outstanding. Investigators said the case began in October 2026 when a 15-year-old caught selling drugs told officers adults beat him and made him distribute the substances.
El Salvador's National Civil Police arrested 21-year-old Ederson Stanley Santos Bermúdez in the Mejicanos district of San Salvador Centro on 4 November 2026 and seized several bags of marijuana it said were prepared for sale, plus a mobile phone. He was to be referred for possession and holding of drugs, with no weight or court outcome reported.
