3 held as 90 kg of marijuana found in Monterrey warehouse
Monterrey police detained three people after an alleged armed robbery of an iPhone, then searched a warehouse holding 89 bags of suspected marijuana weighing about 90 kilos. The warehouse was secured for a narcomenudeo investigation while the detainees awaited their legal situation.
🇲🇽 15 de mayo and Juan Álvarez, central Monterrey, Nuevo León · Mexico
Monterrey municipal police detained two men and a woman after an alleged robbery
of an iPhone 17, which led to the search of a warehouse where almost 90 kilos of
marijuana were found.[1]The detained people were identified as Jairo Rivaldo
R., aged 25, Bárbara M., aged 23, from Colombia, and Liván O., aged 26,
originally from Cuba.[1]The street detention happened on Monday afternoon at
the corner of 15 de mayo and Juan Álvarez in central Monterrey as part of
Programa Escudo operations.[1]Police said the three were accused of robbing a
person at gunpoint of the phone, which was valued at 34,000 pesos.[1]
Investigators then located a warehouse at that spot, and the Fiscalía General de
Justicia de Nuevo León obtained a cateo, a court-ordered search, which
ministerial agents carried out to find the drugs.[1]Inside the building
officers found 89 bags of dry green plant with characteristics similar to
marijuana, with an approximate weight of 90 kilos.[1]Officers also seized a
digital scale, a sealer, plastic bags, an identity card and passports.[1]
The warehouse was secured by the Ministerio Público investigator specializing in
Narcomenudeo for the corresponding investigation, while the detainees awaited
their legal situation.[1]
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Photo of the three detained people identified in the Monterrey warehouse case.Photo details
The article dates the street arrests to the previous Monday afternoon and gives no separate date for the warehouse search; 26 November 2025 is the publication date used as the incident date.
The marijuana weight is approximate, about 90 kilos in 89 bags, not a reported laboratory weight.
No charges, custody ruling or court outcome were reported; the detainees were awaiting their legal situation.
The armed-robbery account is the police allegation; no court finding was reported.
The 34,000-peso figure is the value police gave for the allegedly stolen phone, not a cannabis valuation, and is excluded from cannabis figures.
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