Soldiers found and destroyed eight marijuana plantations in two rural areas of Ensenada municipality, in Baja California, on 28 May 2026.[1] The army said its patrols and ground reconnaissance produced two operations that day.[1] No arrests were reported.[1]

In the first operation, at Valle de la Trinidad, the soldiers destroyed four plantations covering about 18,300 square metres.[1] Proceso described Valle de la Trinidad as a settlement 123 kilometres from the port of Ensenada and noted recent clashes and organised-crime activity there.[2] In the second operation, in Cañada El Carrizo in the San Vicente district, the soldiers destroyed another four plantations covering 2,575 square metres.[1] Proceso placed Cañada El Carrizo in the San Vicente district, in mountainous terrain that is hard to reach.[2] The same site held three drying sheds with about 1,200 marijuana plants.[1] The plantations were on about 20,875 square metres in total, roughly 2.09 hectares.[3]

The plantations and drying sheds were burned on the spot.[1] The Defence Secretariat said the soldiers acted under Mexico’s national public security strategy and within the rule of law.[1] The results were announced by the commands of the II Military Region and the 2nd Military Zone.[1] Proceso reported the findings as part of standing operations against drug production and distribution in the region.[2]