Military destroys 60 marijuana plots in Sinaloa highlands
Mexican military personnel destroyed 60 marijuana plots covering 6.711 hectares in Sinaloa's highlands, the Defence Secretariat said in June 2009. It also reported destroying 84 kilograms of loose marijuana during the Sierra Madre eradication operation.
Military personnel destroyed 60 marijuana plots in the highlands of Sinaloa,
Mexico’s Defence Secretariat said.[1]The plots covered 67,110 square metres,
or 6.711 hectares.[1]The military also reported destroying 84 kilograms of
loose marijuana in the eradication operation.[1]
The work formed part of the Sierra Madre eradication operations, during searches
for drug crops in the state’s mountainous area.[1]The plots were destroyed by
hand and burned where they were found, according to the secretariat.[1]The
military said it also destroyed two poppy plots covering 550 square metres.[1]
Case data
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On 12 November 2026, federal and state authorities incinerated more than twelve tonnes of seized drugs at a Sedena military site in Tijuana, Baja California. The destruction, led by the FGR and FEMDO, included about a tonne of active cannabis, plus cocaine, methamphetamine, controlled medicines and other substances. No arrests were reported.
Jalisco state police found a marijuana plot near the El Salvador delegation in Tequila and destroyed about 83,200 cannabis plants by uprooting and burning them. The FGR opened a health-crimes investigation and kept the case open, reporting no detentions.
On 25 October 2026 Jalisco state police, with Defence and National Guard support, found two marijuana plots and a drying shed at San Martín de las Cañas in Tequila, destroyed about 98,000 plants on 22,880 square metres, and valued the crop at 102.9 million pesos.
Mexican navy personnel found and destroyed about 56,000 suspected marijuana plants on five plots covering more than 6,000 square metres in La Yesca, Nayarit, during patrols on 23 and 24 October. The navy did not report any arrests.
