Nicaragua’s Naval Force seized 710 kilograms of drugs, including cocaine and marijuana, over the previous 12 months.[1] The report specified no number of detainees linked to the hauls.[1] Between August 2025 and July 2026 the navy seized 351 kilos of cocaine and 359 kilos of marijuana.[1]

The navy released the figures in a report marking the 46th anniversary of its founding.[1] Over 46 years the Naval Force seized 67,375 kilos of drugs, comprising 65,468 kilos of cocaine and 1,907 kilos of marijuana.[1] The institution put its annual average at 1,464.7 kilos, about twice the 710 kilos seized in the last 12 months.[1]

Authorities said they carry out a strategy called ‘Muro de Contención’ to keep drugs and drug money out of population centres.[1] Authorities said they maintain close cooperation ties with regional countries as well as the United States, Mexico and Russia.[1] The army said Nicaragua has no organized groups, gangs, hitmen or cartels and is not a drug warehouse country.[1] Nicaragua lies on a high-traffic corridor for drugs produced in South America and moved to North America, where Mexican cartels operate and the main consumers live.[1]