Eight held as 13 lb of marijuana seized across Nicaragua
Nicaraguan National Police detained eight people accused of drug supply in its weekly roundup for 10 to 16 March 2025, seizing 13 pounds plus 207 grams (about 6.10 kg) of marijuana in Managua, Jinotega and Puerto Cabezas (Bilwi). The marijuana was listed with cocaine, crack and other evidence, which are excluded from the cannabis figures.
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National Police announced its weekly results covering 10 to 16 March 2025.[1]Five of the detainees were held as alleged drug suppliers in districts of
Managua.[1]Police detained Juan Francisco Centeno Montenegro and Brandón Jose
Palacios Reyes for alleged drug trafficking in Jinotega.[1]Police detained
Jeyson Mendoza William for alleged drug trafficking in Puerto Cabezas, also
called Bilwi.[1]The marijuana cases were part of a wider roundup in which
police said 20 people were captured for dangerous crimes across the country.[1]
Police said the five Managua detainees were found with 7 pounds and 207 grams of
marijuana, together with 273 grams of cocaine, 41 grams of crack, a car, a
motorcycle, a mobile phone and cash.[1]In Jinotega, police seized5 pounds of
marijuana and two motorcycles from the two detainees.[1]In Puerto Cabezas,
police seized 1 pound of marijuana from Mendoza William.[1]
Subcomisionada Karen Obando, co-head of the National Police public relations
division, gave the figures.[1]In the same weekly roundup in Rivas, two men
were held with 3 kilos and 180.6 grams of cocaine and a motorcycle, amounts left
out of the cannabis total here.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
8
Cannabis
6.104 kg
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Port or sea, Street or public place
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
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No separate date is given for any of the marijuana arrests; 16 March 2025 is the closing date of the weekly reporting period and 17 March 2025 is the publication date.
The article does not say whether the five Managua suppliers were arrested in one operation or several, or name their districts.
The sources do not attribute the 7 pounds 207 grams of marijuana, 273 grams of cocaine and 41 grams of crack to individual detainees, and the cocaine and crack are excluded from cannabis figures.
Jeyson Mendoza William's detention is placed in Puerto Cabezas, also called Bilwi, without a street or neighbourhood.
No charges, custody rulings or court outcomes are reported for any of the eight; police use the terms presos and abastecedores de droga, meaning those detained and alleged drug suppliers.
The same article reports arrests for homicide and robbery with intimidation and a cocaine seizure in Rivas, left out here as unrelated events.
Only one account could be opened; no accessible second outlet or National Police statement confirming the same roundup was found.
Nicaragua's Caribbean naval district detained six men near Tasbapaunie, Laguna de Perlas, seizing 18 sacks holding 117 packs of marijuana weighing 271.2 kg. The detainees, a panga boat, an outboard motor, a motorcycle and fuel barrels were handed to the authorities for drug-trafficking proceedings.
Police stopped a Jalapa–Estelí bus at the kilometre 231 checkpoint in Mozonte, Nueva Segovia, and detained two passengers carrying five pounds (about 2.27 kg) of marijuana. The pair, who police said had prior drug-trafficking records, were handed over with the seized packages for prosecution.
Nicaragua's National Police arrested two alleged drug suppliers in District I of Managua on 1 and 2 June 2022, one on a street in Reparto Los Robles and one at his home in Jocote Dulce. The cannabis in the two cases was 40.6 grams found on Julio César González Hernández, alongside cocaine and crack; the two men and the evidence were handed to the authorities.
Nicaragua's National Police presented 52 arrests for high-danger crimes from 10 to 16 June 2019, including 11 alleged drug suppliers. Across the arrests police reported 39 pounds (about 17.7 kg) of marijuana and 20 firearms, and named suppliers held in Managua, Matagalpa and San José de Bocay.
