Two men detained with marijuana in Tejutla, Chalatenango
El Salvador's National Civil Police detained two men, aged 28 and 33, at kilometre 52.5 of the Longitudinal del Norte highway in Tejutla, Chalatenango, seizing marijuana, cash, a phone and a vehicle. Both men are to be referred to the courts for alleged illicit trafficking; no weight, value or court outcome was published.
🇸🇻 kilometre 52.5, Longitudinal del Norte highway, Tejutla, Chalatenango · El Salvador
El Salvador’s National Civil Police detained two men during a procedure on
kilometre 52.5 of the Longitudinal del Norte highway in the Tejutla district of
the Chalatenango Centro municipality, after officers found drugs on them.[1]The detainees were identified as Jonathan Alexander Aguilar Rivera, aged 28, and
Juan Carlos Rodríguez Ramírez, aged 33.[1]Procedure images showed that one of
the detained men was using crutches when the officers stopped him.[1]
During the procedure the authorities seized marijuana, cash, a mobile phone and
a vehicle.[1]The seized items were kept in custody as evidence linked to the
case.[1]According to the police information, both men will be referred to the
competent authorities for the offence of illicit trafficking, to answer for the
acts attributed to them.[1]The PNC said it will continue security and
anti-drug-trafficking procedures at different points of the country.[1]It
said the aim is to detect and intervene in activities linked to the distribution
and sale of drugs.[1]
Photos and video
Police procedure photo of the detention in Tejutla, showing one of the detained men who was using crutches when stopped. Photo: PNC via Diario La PáginaPhoto details
El Salvador's Attorney General's Office and the National Civil Police captured ten people accused of running a cocaine and marijuana dealing network in San Miguel, Morazán and La Unión in 15 searches. The searches seized $8,928.13 in cash, 18 mobile phones, seven vehicles and cocaine portions; no weight of marijuana was published.
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.
