National Guard destroys 600 m² marijuana plot near Cucurpe, Sonora
National Guard members found a plot of plants resembling marijuana on the outskirts of Cucurpe, Sonora, covering about 600 square metres and sown at an average of nine plants per square metre. They pulled the plants out by the roots and burned them, sending samples to federal prosecutors; no arrests were reported.
National Guard members on an incursion operation to locate and destroy plantings
found a plot sown with plants similar to marijuana on the outskirts of the
municipality of Cucurpe, Sonora.[1]The plot covered about 600 square metres,
about 0.06 hectares, with an average of nine plants sown per square metre at a
height of one metre.[1]
The guards pulled the plants out by the roots.[1]Before burning the drug,
officers took samples and handed them to the federal public prosecutor, who will
follow up the inquiry.[1]
The National Guard published the find as press release 430/2020 and reported no
arrests.[1]
Photos and video
Photo published with the Guardia Nacional statement 430/2020, captioned 'Localización y destrucción de plantío.'. Photo: Guardia NacionalPhoto details
Guardia Nacionalgob.mxESGuardias nacionales destruyen plantío de aparente marihuana en el municipio de Cucurpe
Open questions the AI reported
The statement gives no plant total, only an area of about 600 square metres and an average of nine plants per square metre, so no plants figure is recorded.
No separate day is given for the operation; 28 May 2020 is the statement's publication date and is used as the incident date.
The plants are described only as similar to marijuana, with no laboratory confirmation reported.
No arrest, suspect or court outcome is reported, and the follow-up inquiry is with the Federal Public Ministry.
The plot is placed only on the outskirts of the municipality of Cucurpe, so the pin is the municipal seat and marked as a district.
Only the Guardia Nacional statement could be opened; attempts to open other outlets' accounts failed, so no independent second source is cited.
The single photo is captioned only 'Localización y destrucción de plantío.', which does not confirm exactly what it shows.
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