Four young men from Juventino Rosas, Guanajuato, were detained on 12 October 2026 after they tried to evade a joint patrol by state police and the National Guard.[1] They were identified as Martín “N”, 23, José Armando “N”, 22, Juan Martín “N”, 19, and Cristian Silverio “N”, 23.[1] The Secretariat of Security and Peace said all four lived in Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas.[2]
The stop happened on the rural road linking the communities of San Juan de la Cruz and Dulces Nombres, during Operativo Células Mixtas, a joint crime-prevention operation.[1] Officers of the Fuerzas de Seguridad Pública del Estado (FSPE), Guanajuato’s state public-security force, and the Guardia Nacional saw a 2013 Dodge Charger whose driver was making dangerous manoeuvres.[1] When they signalled him to stop he accelerated, and a short pursuit ended with the car intercepted a short distance ahead.[1] During the check, officers noticed that one occupant had damaged his mobile phone.[1]
Inside the car they found 28 bags of green, dry herb with the characteristics of marijuana.[1] The seizure was about 294 grams, which the authorities estimated as equivalent to 293 doses.[1] They also seized four mobile phones, two of them damaged, and the car, which carried plates from Texas, United States.[1]
A records check showed that Martín “N” had an outstanding judicial warrant for offences against health, and that was reported to the competent authority.[1] The four men, the suspected drug, the car and the phones were handed to the Fiscalía General del Estado in Cortazar, which is to determine their legal situation.[1]
