Army seizes 33 marijuana packages abandoned by fleeing couriers in Jalapa
Nicaragua's Army seized a white sack holding 33 packages of marijuana in Santa Rosa, Jalapa, after two people who entered from Honduras by motorcycle fled and abandoned it. The drug was handed to the corresponding authorities and no arrests were reported.
Two people who had entered Nicaragua from Honduras on a motorcycle fled when
they detected army troops in the community of Santa Rosa, in the municipality of
Jalapa, department of Nueva Segovia, abandoning the load they were carrying.[1]The seizure was carried out on 14 January 2024 by the Army’s 1st Regional
Military Command during an operational service patrol.[1]
The abandoned load was a white sack containing 33 packages of marijuana inside.[1]The Army said the operation was carried out under the state’s “Muro de
Contención” (Containment Wall) strategy.[1]The pair had entered the country
through an unauthorized crossing point.[1]The seized drug was handed over to
the corresponding authorities.[1]
The Army’s 1st Regional Military Command page records the same seizure, with the
same place, date, sack and package count.[2]The troops complied with the
health ministry’s COVID-19 protection measures during the seizure.[1]No
arrests were made at the scene because both carriers escaped.[1]
Photos and video
Handout photo published with the account of the Jalapa marijuana seizure. Photo: CortesíaPhoto details
No weight for the 33 packages was published, so no kilogram figure is recorded.
No charges or court outcome were reported; the two carriers fled and the drug was only remitted to the corresponding authorities.
The El 19 Digital page reproduces the Army's information note and the Army unit page gives the same account, so the two sources are not independent reporting.
The page carries several seizure photos credited only as “Cortesía” with no descriptive captions; only the lead image is listed as media.
Nicaraguan Army troops detained a 22-year-old passenger on the Rio Coco in Ayapal, Jinotega, during a river control operation. They seized five bags of marijuana weighing 1,975.3 grams from a plastic bucket he carried.
On 27 October 2026, Nicaraguan police at El Guasaule found 608 packages with 1,907 kg of cannabis hidden in a Mexico-to-Costa Rica truck. They arrested Guatemalan driver Fredy Bladimiro Recinos Vargas, 52, and seized the tractor and trailer.
Nicaragua's Naval Force seized 359 kg of marijuana and 351 kg of cocaine between August 2025 and July 2026, part of a 710 kg drug total reported for its 46th anniversary. The report named no detainee figure for the seizures.
Police detained six alleged drug suppliers in a wider Managua anti-crime sweep covering 5–11 January 2026, seizing 2 pounds (about 0.907 kg) of marijuana. Police listed the marijuana with 130 grams of cocaine, 72 grams of crack and cash, and spokeswoman Karen Obando presented the results as continuing work to protect people, families and communities.
