Three arrested with 70 marijuana packages in tire in Siguatepeque
DAET officers arrested three suspected transporters in Siguatepeque, Comayagua, after finding 70 packages of suspected marijuana hidden in a tire, each weighing about a pound. Police linked them to a distribution network, seized four phones and a pickup, and said a wider investigation continues.
DAET officers arrested three people accused of belonging to a structure
dedicated to transporting and distributing drugs in the central part of the
country.[1]The operation took place in the municipality of Siguatepeque,
Comayagua, after several weeks of follow-up and investigation.[1]The
detainees were identified as Elmer Oliver Guerra Guerra, 41, Mario Alexis
Gutiérrez Benítez, 38, and María Alba Leonor Gerónimo, 38.[1]Police said the
three were traveling in a pickup truck allegedly used to move the illicit load
to different distribution points.[1]
During the vehicle inspection officers found 70 packages of suspected marijuana
hidden inside a tire.[1]Each of the 70 packages weighed about a pound, about
70 pounds in total (about 31.75 kg).[2]Officers also seized four mobile
phones for forensic analysis of the network’s communications and links.[1]
Police linked the three suspects to a criminal gang in charge of transporting,
supplying and distributing drugs for sale in different places.[3]Police said
the detainees held strategic roles in the organization’s logistics chain of
transport, supply and distribution to regional sale points.[2]Police said the
capture is only part of a wider investigation to identify other members,
determine trafficking routes and establish the load’s origin.[2]The case was
reported on 14 July 2026.[3]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
3
Cannabis
31.75 kg
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Trafficking, Sale
Setting
Vehicle
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Diario Tiempotiempo.hnESTres detenidos por trasladar supuesta droga oculta en una llanta en Comayagua
The substance was described as supuesta marihuana, so the cannabis classification awaited laboratory confirmation.
The total weight is approximate, based on about a pound per package, so the recorded 31.75 kg is an approximate conversion of about 70 pounds.
No street value for the load was published.
No charges, custody ruling or court outcome were reported; police said the detainees were placed at the disposal of the competent authorities and a wider investigation continues.
No precise checkpoint, street or other site within Siguatepeque was published.
Police on patrol in El Encino, Esquipulas del Norte, Olancho, arrested a person found with more than 70 small bags of marijuana. The detainee is to answer for unlawful drug possession.
Military police detained two alleged MS-13 members in La Barranquilla, San Marcos de Colón, Choluteca, seizing suspected marijuana, suspected cocaine, a pistol and phones. The haul included about one pound of suspected marijuana plus a small bag and 39 wraps, and the suspects were sent to the Daet for investigation.
Border police arrested a 24-year-old Guatemalan at El Florido in Copán on 26 October 2026 and seized four packages of suspected marijuana weighing about seven pounds. He was sent to Copán Ruinas for drug-trafficking charges; lab tests were pending.
Police detained four Nicaraguan men in Banco Grande, Trojes, seizing three bags of suspected marijuana, a rifle and two phones. The men face alleged drug trafficking and illegal weapons charges and were linked preliminarily to the Los Nica structure.
