925 g of suspected marijuana seized on Cozumel coast
Authorities seized a package with 925 grams of suspected marijuana on 28 October 2026 on Cozumel's Costera Oriente highway during joint patrols. The package was handed to Quintana Roo's specialised narcomenudeo prosecutor, with no detained person reported for this find.
On 28 October 2026, authorities seized a package containing 925 grams of dried
herb with characteristics similar to marijuana in Cozumel.[1]The package was
located during prevention and surveillance patrols on the Costera Oriente
highway.[1]The item was a compacted block wrapped in brown packing tape
containing green dried herb.[2]The find was made by the Citizen Security
Secretariat’s Investigation Directorate with the Navy, the National Guard,
Defence and Cozumel municipal police.[2]
Officers placed the package at the disposal of the specialised narcomenudeo
prosecution for investigation.[1]Authorities later presented the Cozumel
seizure among weekly coordinated-operation results covering 26 October to 1
November in Quintana Roo.[3]In that broader weekly account, authorities
reported 219 detained people and 3,112 seized doses of various illicit
substances, plus 61 recovered vehicles and a seized firearm with magazines and
cartridges.[3]
The weekly account singles out the Cozumel seizure as the marijuana case among
operations involving extortion groups and various narcotics.[3]One
highlighted Benito Juárez detention involved 62 doses of various narcotics.[3]Another highlighted Puerto Morelos detention involved 32 doses of narcotics.[3]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Por Esto!poresto.comESAseguran casi un kilo de presunta marihuana en la zona costera de Cozumel
Por Esto!poresto.comESDetienen a 219 personas y aseguran más de 3 mil dosis de droga en Quintana Roo
Open questions the AI reported
No detained person, owner, origin, destination or judicial follow-up for the Cozumel package was reported; it was placed at the disposal of the narcomenudeo prosecutor.
The weight is reported as 925 grams or approximately 925 grams of suspected marijuana pending laboratory confirmation, recorded as 0.925 kg.
The broader weekly totals of 219 detained, 3,112 doses, 61 vehicles and a firearm cover all substances and offences and are excluded from cannabis figures; only the Cozumel marijuana weight is counted.
Other highlighted detentions involve doses described as various or unspecified narcotics and cannot be attributed to cannabis, so they are left out of cannabis figures.
The accounts appear to rest on the same SSC official report and are not independent confirmation.
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.
