134 packages, about 500 kg marijuana seized in Mexico City centre
Mexico City investigators seized 134 packages of marijuana weighing about half a ton from a tenement apartment in the historic centre on 22 July 2026. No one was inside and no arrests were made; officers linked the storehouse to the Los Herrera Segura cell of La Unión Tepito.
🇲🇽 República de Bolivia, Centro Histórico, Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City · Mexico
Mexico City investigation officers raided a suspected drug storehouse in the
historic centre in the early hours of 22 July 2026.[1]The operation was run
by the Policía de Investigación with the city prosecution service after citizen
reports and intelligence work.[2]No one was inside the apartment, so officers
made no arrests.[2]
Inside a tenement apartment, officers found a whole room used only to store
dozens of bags of a substance resembling marijuana.[2]They seized 134
packages of marijuana with a total weight of more than half a ton.[1]Officers
also found a scale used to weigh the substances and boxes of all sizes used to
store them.[2]
Milenio and Infobae place the apartment on República de Bolivia in colonia
Centro Histórico in Cuauhtémoc.[3]Telediario names the same storehouse as on
República de Venezuela in colonia Centro.[2]The storehouse was operated by
Los Herrera Segura, described as a cell of La Unión Tepito that allegedly forces
centre merchants to sell drugs.[1]The reports describe the apartment as a
point for storing, distributing and buying drugs.[3]
Photos and video
Bags of drugs found in the Mexico City storehouse attributed to La Unión Tepito. Photo: C4 Carlos JiménezPhoto details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Cannabis
500 kg
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Setting
Home
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Mileniomilenio.comESAsí era la 'narcobodega' de La Unión Tepito donde aseguraron droga en el Centro de CdMx
Telediariotelediario.mxESVIDEO | Así era la presunta narcobodega de Los Herrera Segura en pleno Centro de CdMx; había media tonelada de droga
Infobaeinfobae.comESAseguran una tonelada de mariguana en dos operativos en CDMX: investigan vínculos con grupos criminales
Open questions the AI reported
Telediario names the street as República de Venezuela while Milenio and Infobae name it as República de Bolivia; the report uses Bolivia because two sources agree on it.
Telediario reports almost half a ton, Milenio reports more than half a ton and Infobae reports approximately half a ton; 500 kg is used as the shared supported amount.
22 July 2026 is the operation date given by Milenio and Infobae; Telediario published on 24 July 2026.
Telediario mentions marijuana and other illicit substances, but only the marijuana weight is given and no other drug quantity is counted as cannabis.
No suspects were found in the apartment and no charges, names or court outcome were reported.
Infobae also reports a separate seizure of about 500 kg in Gustavo A. Madero, a different event left out of this report.
Capital Guardia Municipal officers seized about 47.3 grams of marijuana abandoned in a bag in the Juan Ruiz de Alarcón park in colonia Virreyes, San Luis Potosí. The man seen allegedly consuming the drug fled and was not detained; the packaged herb was sent to the State Attorney General's Office for investigation.
Guanajuato state police say K9 dog Momo flagged 12 parcels in a Salamanca messaging firm holding 111 vapes, 42 apparently with marijuana, plus parts for two long guns. The seized items were placed at the disposal of the corresponding authorities; no detainees were reported.
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.
National Guard officers found about 1.585 kg of suspected marijuana, 56 vape devices with apparent cannabis oil, three cigarettes and 15 gummies in parcels at Querétaro International Airport, plus an object resembling a firearm. Federal prosecutors opened an investigation into offences against health and transport of a firearm, and no arrests were reported.
