Elite Guatemalan Army units and civil security forces carried out a large-scale surprise search at the El Boquerón preventive detention centre in Santa Rosa.[1] The joint operation was run by specialized penitentiary units, the National Civil Police and the Army, with K-9 canine support.[2] The inspection extended over several hours across different sectors of the prison.[1] The operation was part of a state strategy to weaken privilege and internal-control structures operating in the Guatemalan prison system.[1]

Authorities listed five bags of suspected marijuana among the items seized.[1] They also listed one marijuana cigar and three jars of suspected marijuana.[1] The seizure included ten pipes for inhaling marijuana.[1] Officers also found one machine for making marijuana cigarettes.[1] The inventory also recorded seven jars for grinding drugs.[1]

The same inventory recorded 6,450 envoltorios de papos alongside the cannabis items.[1] It separately listed bags of suspected cocaine.[1] The Interior Ministry report also counted sharp objects, speakers, USB and micro-SD devices, mobile phones and SIM cards.[1] The Defence Ministry said such actions strengthen control of prisons and help maintain order and security.[2]