Three jailed 4 years in Ixtlán over 1.6 kg marijuana seizure
Three people detained in a January 2026 cateo in Ixtlán de Juárez were sentenced to four years in prison for possession of narcotics for sale after federal prosecutors proved the charge. Officers had seized 1.612 kg of marijuana plus cannabis seeds alongside methamphetamine and cocaine in the same house.
🇲🇽 Barrio La Soledad, Ixtlán de Juárez, Oaxaca · Mexico
Arrested
3
Cannabis
1.612 kg
Prison
4 years
Fine
MXN 9,384.8
Eutiquia “N”, Arcadio “N” and Carmela “N” were sentenced to four years in
prison.[1]The federal prosecution proved their responsibility for possession
of narcotics for commercial purposes in the sale modality.[1]On 31 January
2026, Oaxaca state prosecution officers executed a search warrant at a home in
Barrio La Soledad in Ixtlán de Juárez.[1]Officers detained the three people
in flagrancia during that search and secured illicit substances found inside the
home.[1]The three detainees were placed at the disposal of the federal
Ministerio Público, which investigated their responsibility for possession for
commercialization.[1]
The court imposed the four-year sentence on each of the three people through an
abbreviated procedure.[1]Officers found 131 bags containing 224.6 grams of
methamphetamine hydrochloride and nine grams of cocaine in the same home.[1]Officers also secured 24 bags holding a total of 1.612 kilograms of marijuana.[1]Officers also secured 12.1 grams of seeds of the same plant.[1]Each
person received an individual fine of 80 days, equivalent to 9,384.80 pesos.[1]
On 23 October 2026 the federal Ministerio Público presented sufficient evidence
before a control judge.[1]The ruling closes this stage of the criminal case
arising from the seizure in the Sierra Norte of Oaxaca.[1]
Photos and video
Seized substances from the Ixtlán de Juárez cateo where methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana and cannabis seeds were secured. Photo: FGR Source: El Imparcial de Oaxaca
Only one opened source could be established for this event; no separate FGR statement or second account was found.
The article dates the decisive hearing to 23 October 2026 and reports the abbreviated-procedure sentence from it without giving a distinct sentencing date, so 23 October 2026 is used as the incident date.
Methamphetamine and cocaine quantities are reported only to explain the mixed seizure and are excluded from cannabis figures.
The reported 12.1 grams of cannabis seeds are described in the text but not counted in kilograms seized.
The sources do not allocate particular bags or substances to individual defendants or report any appeal or credit for time detained.
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Arrested 1Cannabis 9.3496 kgPrison 8 years and 4 months
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