Guatemala destroys 7,920 cannabis plants at Ixmucané
Guatemala's National Civil Police and Defense Ministry eradicated 7,920 cannabis plants on a 660-square-metre plot at Cooperativa Ixmucané, Las Cruces, on 3 October 2026. The police valued the crop at Q3,960,000.
🇬🇹 Cooperativa Ixmucané, Las Cruces, Petén · Guatemala
On 3 October 2026, Guatemala’s National Civil Police, through its Subdirectorate General for Anti-Narcotics Information Analysis (SGAIA), and the Ministry of National Defense carried out an eradication operation at Cooperativa Ixmucané in Las Cruces municipality, Petén.[1]SGAIA said the team found a plot of about 660 square metres containing 7,920 cannabis plants, about one metre tall and at a productive stage.[1]The police valued the plants at Q3,960,000.[2]
TV Azteca Guatemala reported that authorities located and destroyed a marijuana planting in Petén on the same date, confirming the 7,920-plant count and estimated value.[2]The site was described as a cooperative, rather than a specific farm or road address.[1]SGAIA said the work formed part of joint police and defense efforts against drug production and to contribute to community security.[1]The reports do not identify a landholder or say whether anyone was arrested.[1][2]They also do not state how the official valuation was calculated or whether any plants were harvested before the operation.[1][2]
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A soldier stands beside cannabis plants growing under maize at Ixmucané.Photo details
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