Man, 26, arrested with bag of marijuana in San Miguel
Police in San Miguel Centro arrested 26-year-old Jhon Brandon Giraldo Rivera after catching him carrying a bag of marijuana. He allegedly tried to flee and discarded the bag before officers recovered it and took him into custody for alleged drug trafficking.
El Salvador’s National Civil Police arrested 26-year-old Jhon Brandon Giraldo
Rivera in San Miguel after officers surprised him carrying a large bag of drugs
in the street.[1][2]When he noticed the police presence, he tried to escape on
foot and threw the package onto a sidewalk.[1][2]Officers verified the contents
of the discarded bag, confirmed it was a considerable portion of marijuana, and
intercepted him after a pursuit.[1]
A second report places the same arrest in the municipality of San Miguel Centro
and says the 26-year-old threw the bag toward a sidewalk while trying to escape
before police found marijuana inside.[3]The police account described the
seizure as a bag holding an abundant amount of drugs.[3]
Rivera will now be referred to the justice system to face proceedings for
alleged unlawful drug trafficking.[3]Police reported the arrest as having
occurred in the preceding hours in the municipality of San Miguel Centro.[3]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The reports give only the publication date of 31 October 2026 and say the arrest occurred in the preceding hours; no separate day is stated, so the publication date is used as the incident date.
No weight, package count, or estimated value for the seized marijuana was published.
No court outcome beyond referral for alleged unlawful drug trafficking has been reported.
Both pages carry a lead photo that may show this seizure, but its content could not be verified from the available captions or alt text, so no photo is listed.
El Salvador's Attorney General's Office and National Civil Police arrested a 41-year-old man at his home in the residencial Santa Teresa in Santa Tecla, La Libertad Sur, on 6 November 2026, seizing portions of marijuana and cocaine along with grinders, pipes, a scale and two phones. Police said he would be sent to the courts for illicit drug trafficking; no weights or court outcome were reported.
National Civil Police agents arrested César Danilo López Hernández, 34, inside a higher-education centre in San Salvador on 6 November 2026, saying he carried marijuana and cash hidden in a backpack and tried to flee. Police did not identify the university or give the amount of marijuana or money, and said he will be referred for possession and holding with intent to traffic.
El Salvador's Attorney General's Office and National Civil Police carried out five raids in San Salvador Centro and arrested a man and a woman accused of forcing minors to sell drugs, with a third arrest warrant outstanding. Investigators said the case began in October 2026 when a 15-year-old caught selling drugs told officers adults beat him and made him distribute the substances.
El Salvador's National Civil Police arrested 21-year-old Ederson Stanley Santos Bermúdez in the Mejicanos district of San Salvador Centro on 4 November 2026 and seized several bags of marijuana it said were prepared for sale, plus a mobile phone. He was to be referred for possession and holding of drugs, with no weight or court outcome reported.
