90 kg of marijuana seized in Ciudad Juárez October sweep
Municipal and state investigators seized 90 kilograms of marijuana in Ciudad Juárez during October 2026 within joint monthly totals of 103 kilograms of drugs and 48 firearms. Municipal police reported 158 detentions in the month, including 126 for health crimes and 32 for federal firearms offences.
Municipal and state investigators seized a total of 48 firearms in Ciudad Juárez
during October 2026, including 41 short guns and seven long guns.[1]
The two agencies together seized a total of 103 kilograms of various drugs in
the same October period.[1]
The municipal force said it seized 27 short guns, five long guns, 117 useful
cartridges and 19 magazines.[1]
Municipal police detained 32 people in October for federal firearms offences.[1]
Municipal police said they seized 30 kilograms of marijuana, one kilogram of
cocaine and three kilograms of crystal, plus 394 doses of heroin.[1]
Municipal operations led to 126 health-crime arrests of alleged retail dealers
known locally as narcomenudistas or puchadores.[1]
State investigators seized 14 short guns and two long guns, plus 15 magazines
and 106 cartridges, in October.[1]
The same state agency seized 60 kilograms of marijuana, 1.372 kilograms of
crystal, 1.639 kilograms of cocaine and 5.870 kilograms of fentanyl.[1]
A second outlet reported that the municipal police alone seized 32 firearms and
34 kilograms of drugs in Ciudad Juárez during October.[2]
The second account gives the same municipal weapons breakdown of 27 short and
five long guns with 19 magazines and says 32 people were detained.[2]
It gives the same municipal drug breakdown of 30 kilos of marijuana, one of
cocaine and three of crystal with 394 heroin doses, and 126 health-crime
detentions.[2]
The municipal total for the month was 158 detained people.[2]
Other agencies working in the city did not publish their October seizure
information.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The incident covers the whole month of October 2026; 31 October 2026 is used as the incident date while 4 November 2026 is the publication date.
The 90-kilogram cannabis figure is the sum of 30 kilograms reported by municipal police and 60 kilograms reported by state investigators; the 103-kilogram combined drug total includes cocaine, crystal, heroin and fentanyl and is not counted as cannabis.
Cartridge counts for the municipal seizure differ between sources, with 117 reported in one account and 177 in the other, so no cartridge figure is recorded.
The 158 detentions cover all municipal weapons and health-crime cases in the month, with no cannabis-specific arrest count published.
No charges, prosecutions or sentences were reported.
Only the municipal and state totals for Ciudad Juárez are covered; other agencies did not publish their October figures.
Chihuahua state prosecutors seized 49 grams of marijuana and military-style clothing in a court-ordered search of a house in the Reforma neighbourhood of Cuauhtémoc. No arrests were reported, and the evidence was turned over to the retail-drug unit.
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.
