Army finds 100 g of suspected marijuana in a La Concordia house raid
Ecuadorian army troops searched a house at the entrance to Monterrey, in La Concordia canton, and found about 100 grams of a greenish substance believed to be marijuana, along with cocaine, 140 rounds of 9 mm ammunition and a homemade revolver. No one was arrested and the army did not identify the owners of the house.
🇪🇨 Monterrey, La Concordia, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas · Ecuador
Ecuadorian army troops searched a house at the entrance to Monterrey, in the La
Concordia canton of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas province, on Monday 9
November 2026.[1]
The soldiers found one bag holding a greenish substance believed to be
marijuana, weighing about 100 grams.[1]The army put the marijuana weight at
approximately 100 grams in its own statement on the search.[2]In the same
house the troops found eight bags of a whitish substance believed to be cocaine,
weighing about 800 grams; those cocaine figures are not counted in the cannabis
figures here.[1]They also seized 140 rounds of 9 mm ammunition and a revolver
of homemade manufacture.[2]
The army said no one was arrested in the operation and did not identify the
owners of the house.[1]The seized material was handed over to the competent
authorities, and forensic tests are to confirm what the substances are.[1]The
army said it runs permanent military operations to strengthen territorial
control in La Concordia.[2]
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The seized bags of drugs, 9 mm ammunition and the homemade revolver spread out for inspection, in the handout photo published with the army's account of the search. Photo: Ejército EcuatorianoPhoto details
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Source: El DiarioHandout photo from the army's statement on the search near Monterrey, La Concordia. Photo: Ejército EcuatorianoPhoto details
The 100 grams is described only as material presumed to be marijuana; no laboratory confirmation was reported.
The army's report did not say whether anyone was detained and did not identify the house's owners or anyone responsible, and no charges or court steps were reported.
The two accounts reproduce the same army statement, so they are not independent; no further outlet reporting on this search was found.
The seized cocaine, 800 grams according to El Diario, is mentioned only to explain the event and is excluded from the cannabis figures.
The army's statement gives no independent date for the search; 9 November 2026 is the date given by El Diario and the date of the army's post.
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