Guardia Nacional destroys two marijuana plots on 825 m² near Ixtlahuacán del Río
National Guard members patrolling near Ixtlahuacán del Río, Jalisco, found two plots of apparent marijuana covering about 825 square metres and burned them by hand and incineration. They searched for the growers without result and sent plant samples to federal prosecutors.
National Guard members on patrol near the municipality of Ixtlahuacán del Río,
Jalisco, found and destroyed two plots of plants with the characteristics of
marijuana.[1]
The two plots together covered about 825 square metres, about 0.08 hectares.[1]The first plot measured about 600 square metres and held plants about 1.2
metres tall at an average density of four plants per square metre.[1]The
second plot measured about 225 square metres, with four plants per square metre
and plants about one metre tall.[1]Guards searched for those responsible for
the sowings without positive results and then destroyed the plants by manual
labour and incineration.[1]
Samples of the possible cannabis plants were handed to the Federal Public
Ministry’s agency in the state to continue the investigation.[1]The National
Guard said the find came during inspection, surveillance and crime-prevention
patrols near the municipality, as part of the National Security Strategy.[1]Netnoticias reported the same two plots and 825 square metres on the outskirts
of Ixtlahuacán del Río, with its lead photo credited only as Cortesía.[2]
Photos and video
Photo published with the Guardia Nacional statement on the two plots near Ixtlahuacán del Río. Photo: Guardia NacionalPhoto details
Neither account gives a separate day for the patrols; 30 March 2023 is the publication date of the Guardia Nacional statement and of the Netnoticias report, and is used as the incident date.
No count of plants was published, only the area and an average density of four plants per square metre, so no plants figure is recorded.
The plots are described only as apparent marijuana or possible cannabis, with no laboratory confirmation reported.
No one was detained or named; no investigation outcome has been reported since.
The statement places the plots only in the outskirts of Ixtlahuacán del Río, so the pin is the municipal seat and marked as a district.
The National Guard photo caption only repeats the headline and does not say which plot it shows.
Netnoticias republishes the Guardia Nacional account, so it is not independent reporting; no other outlet coverage of this find could be opened.
Jalisco state police found a marijuana plot near the El Salvador delegation in Tequila and destroyed about 83,200 cannabis plants by uprooting and burning them. The FGR opened a health-crimes investigation and kept the case open, reporting no detentions.
On 25 October 2026 Jalisco state police, with Defence and National Guard support, found two marijuana plots and a drying shed at San Martín de las Cañas in Tequila, destroyed about 98,000 plants on 22,880 square metres, and valued the crop at 102.9 million pesos.
Mexican navy personnel found and destroyed about 56,000 suspected marijuana plants on five plots covering more than 6,000 square metres in La Yesca, Nayarit, during patrols on 23 and 24 October. The navy did not report any arrests.
On 20, 21 and 22 October 2026 the Mexican navy and the army destroyed about 122,400 marijuana plants on eight plots covering about 14,880 square metres near La Yesca, Nayarit. The statements report no arrests. A separate five-plot destruction in the same municipality on 23 and 24 October is a different event.
