Six suppliers held as 2 lb of marijuana seized in Managua
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.
🇳🇮 districts and municipalities of Managua, Nicaragua
National Police detained six alleged drug suppliers in districts and
municipalities of Managua during a wider anti-crime sweep.[1]Police presented
the sweep as part of its weekly results covering 5 to 11 January 2026.[1]The
same sweep also held suspects accused of homicide and robbery with intimidation,
force and violence.[2]
As evidence from the Managua operation, police listed 2 pounds of marijuana,
about 0.907 kg, together with 130 grams of cocaine, 72 grams of crack and cash.[2]A second police account likewise lists 2 pounds of marijuana plus 130 grams
of cocaine, 72 grams of crack and cash as the Managua evidence.[1]National
Police spokeswoman Comisionada Karen Obando announced the results.[1]
Police used the term abastecedores de drogas for the six, meaning alleged drug
suppliers.[2]The operation spanned districts and municipalities across the
capital area rather than a single named site.[2]Police described the actions
as continuing work to guarantee protection and well-being of people, families
and communities.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
TN8tn8.niESIncautan más de 2 kilos de cocaína y marihuana durante operativos en Nicaragua
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No separate date for the Managua sweep was given; 11 January 2026 is the closing date of the 5–11 January weekly reporting period and 12 January 2026 is the publication date.
TN8 reported 56 subjects detained in the capital while the second account reported 53 with the same category breakdown that sums to 53; only the six drug-supply detentions both accounts agree on are recorded as arrested.
The sources do not attribute the 2 pounds of marijuana to any specific detainee among the six or separate it by district.
The 130 grams of cocaine and 72 grams of crack listed with the marijuana are excluded from cannabis figures under the substance scope, as is the seized cash, for which no amount was published.
No charges, custody ruling or court outcome for the six were reported.
The same articles also report separate cocaine seizures in Matagalpa and Nueva Guinea on 8–9 January, left out here as different events.
Both accounts repeat the National Police version; no independent non-police account was opened.
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.
Nicaragua's National Police detained 11 people with 54 pounds of marijuana in Managua, Kukra Hill, Jinotega and Quilalí during operations from 30 September to 6 October 2024. The cannabis seizures were part of a week-long roundup in which 29 people were held for homicide, robbery and drug trafficking.
