116,900 cannabis plants destroyed and 470 kg seized in Mascota
Mexico's Defence Ministry found 17 cannabis plots during rural patrols in Mascota, Jalisco, under Operation Perla. Authorities destroyed about 116,900 plants, seized 470 kg of marijuana, and reported no detainees.
On 22 December 2025 Mexico’s Federal Attorney General’s Office (FGR) announced that it had taken notice of the destruction of 17 cannabis plots in the rural municipality of Mascota, Jalisco.[1][2]The FGR said Defence Ministry personnel found the plots during ground patrols conducted under Operation Perla.[1][2]
Authorities destroyed about 116,900 cannabis plants by burning and uprooting them, and seized470 kilograms of marijuana from the sites.[1][2]The FGR said no one was detained.[1][2]
The FGR said representative samples from the plots were placed at the disposal of the Federal Public Ministry, which would continue assembling the investigation file.[1][2]
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A soldier burns cannabis plants on a forested hillside.Photo details
Jalisco state police found a marijuana plot near the El Salvador delegation in Tequila and destroyed about 83,200 cannabis plants by uprooting and burning them. The FGR opened a health-crimes investigation and kept the case open, reporting no detentions.
On 25 October 2026 Jalisco state police, with Defence and National Guard support, found two marijuana plots and a drying shed at San Martín de las Cañas in Tequila, destroyed about 98,000 plants on 22,880 square metres, and valued the crop at 102.9 million pesos.
Mexican navy personnel found and destroyed about 56,000 suspected marijuana plants on five plots covering more than 6,000 square metres in La Yesca, Nayarit, during patrols on 23 and 24 October. The navy did not report any arrests.
On 20, 21 and 22 October 2026 the Mexican navy and the army destroyed about 122,400 marijuana plants on eight plots covering about 14,880 square metres near La Yesca, Nayarit. The statements report no arrests. A separate five-plot destruction in the same municipality on 23 and 24 October is a different event.
