Four held in two Matehuala operations; about 70 bags of marijuana seized
Guardia Civil Estatal officers detained four people in two operations in Matehuala, San Luis Potosí, and seized about 70 bags of marijuana, doses of a crystal-like substance, a vehicle, seven tyre spikes and two firearms. The marijuana was found in the first operation, where two people were held; the other two were detained after reportedly firing a gun and fleeing in La Lagunita.
Guardia Civil Estatal officers detained four people in two operations in
Matehuala, San Luis Potosí.[1]In the first operation they detained Sarahí
“N”, 22, and Ricardo “N”, 19, who is from Tamaulipas, and seized bags of
marijuana and doses of a substance similar to crystal.[1]Officers also seized
a vehicle and seven ponchallantas, metal spikes used to puncture vehicle tyres,
in that operation.[1]
In the second operation, officers patrolling the community of La Lagunita saw
two men who reportedly fired a gun and tried to escape on foot.[1]After
catching them, officers detained Miguel “N”, 29, and Óscar “N”, 21, and seized
two firearms.[1]
The Guardia Civil Estatal described the two interventions as blows against
presumed criminal activity in the municipality.[2]It said the operations came
from intelligence, prevention and surveillance work it maintains across San Luis
Potosí’s four regions.[2]The state Secretariat of Security and Citizen
Protection said they formed part of its Integral Security Strategy.[2]All
four detainees and the seized items were placed at the disposal of the competent
authority for investigation.[2]
Photos and video
Composite handout image published with the report, showing the four people detained and a white vehicle among the seized items.Photo details
El Expréselexpres.comESDetienen a cuatro personas durante operativos de seguridad en Matehuala
Open questions the AI reported
No separate date is given for the two operations; 11 November 2026 is El Heraldo's publication date and is used as the incident date.
No weight was published for the marijuana, only about 70 bags, so no kilogram figure is recorded.
No charges, custody ruling or court outcome was reported; the four were placed at the disposal of the competent authority.
Only Pulso Diario San Luis gives a count for the marijuana bags; the other accounts describe bags without a number.
The outlets reproduce the same Guardia Civil Estatal statement, so they are not independent reporting.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Pulso Diario San Luis: Pulso Diario San Luis reported that the operation yielded about 70 bags of marijuana and at least 15 doses of crystal.
State investigators, the navy and state police detained three people in a house search in colonia Matías Méndez, Ciudad Obregón, and seized 37 wraps of possible marijuana along with suspected methamphetamine and two firearms. The substances had not yet been confirmed by forensic analysis, and no court outcome was reported.
Campeche's state security secretariat said its officers detained a man in the Colonia México neighbourhood of Campeche city after finding eight cigarette packets containing a substance that resembled cannabis. He was handed to the state prosecutor's office for forensic tests and a decision on charges; no weight, identity or court step was reported.
Municipal police in Mineral de la Reforma, Hidalgo, detained three people on calle Tabachines during the Mineral Seguro operation and seized eight bags of suspected marijuana weighing 7.6 grams. They also reported 21 grams of cristal (crystal methamphetamine) and a homemade firearm, and handed the three detainees to the public prosecutor.
Guardia Civil Estatal officers detained three suspected drug sellers in San Vicente and Ciudad Valles, in San Luis Potosí's Huasteca. They seized two marijuana doses from a couple and 11 bags of marijuana from a third man, along with cristal that is not counted as cannabis.
