Three held as Hidalgo raids find 160 marijuana doses in two towns
Army, National Guard and Hidalgo state officers arrested three people in Tezontepec de Aldama and searched properties in Tezontepec and Tlahuelilpan, seizing 160 doses of suspected marijuana and 71 of possible methamphetamine. They also took two properties and two motorcycles, and handed the detainees and evidence to federal prosecutors in Pachuca.
🇲🇽 Tezontepec de Aldama and Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo · Mexico
Three people were arrested in Tezontepec de Aldama during an operation by army,
National Guard and Hidalgo state security forces that also included a second
action in Tlahuelilpan.[1][2]The two actions were carried out on Thursday 5
November 2026 under two technical investigation orders, according to the
commands of the I Military Region and the 18/a Military Zone.[1]The Mexican
Army, the National Guard and Hidalgo security forces took part.[1]
In Tezontepec de Aldama officers found 53 doses of green herb similar to
marijuana and 28 doses of a substance similar to methamphetamine.[1][3]The three
arrests were made in Tezontepec de Aldama.[1]Officers also seized two
motorcycles and the property where the Tezontepec action took place.[1]
In Tlahuelilpan the forces secured another property and 150 doses, 107 of green
herb similar to marijuana and 43 of a substance similar to methamphetamine.[1][3]Together the two actions yielded 160 doses of suspected marijuana, 71 of
possible methamphetamine, two properties and two motorcycles.[1]La Jornada
Hidalgo reported the same totals, including two properties and two motorcycles
secured under the two investigation orders.[4]
The three detainees and the seized items were placed at the disposal of the
federal prosecutor’s office, the Fiscalía General de la República, in Pachuca
for expert tests and the continuing investigation.[1][3][5]The prosecutors’ tests
are to establish the composition of the substances, first described only by
their physical characteristics, and the possible participation of the detainees.[1]
The army commands’ statement also cited administration-wide totals, including 137,629 kilograms of marijuana, 138,294 kilograms of methamphetamine, 57,988 people detained and 53,438 vehicles.[5]
Effetá reported that the two searches in Tezontepec de Aldama and Tlahuelilpan yielded 160 doses of suspected marijuana and 71 of a substance similar to methamphetamine.[6]Effetá attributes the account to a statement from the commands of the I Military Region and the 18/a Military Zone, which framed the two searches in the National Public Security Strategy.[6]Effetá places all three arrests and the seizure of a property and two motorcycles in Tezontepec de Aldama.[6]In Tlahuelilpan no people were reported detained.[6]In Tlahuelilpan the forces secured a separate property and 150 doses of substances with characteristics similar to drugs.[6]The military authorities said the detainees and the seized evidence were handed to the Fiscalía General de la República office in Pachuca.[6]The federal office will continue the investigation and expert proceedings to establish the nature of the seized substances and the legal situation of those involved.[6]
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Effetáeffeta.infoESEjército y Guardia Nacional detienen a tres y decomisan droga en Hidalgo
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No weight or street value was given for the marijuana, only doses, so no kilograms are recorded.
The substances were described as similar to marijuana and methamphetamine; no laboratory confirmation or forensic result was reported.
No street, neighbourhood or address was named for either property, and the place is recorded at the two municipalities.
No charges, custody ruling or court outcome were reported for the three detainees.
The sources do not say whether the two properties are connected to one another or to the detainees.
Only uncredited 'Especial' illustrations were published; the photo of officers in front of an 'Inmueble asegurado' sign is listed, but no caption confirms which municipality it shows.
Neither opened report reproduces a full Sedena or Guardia Nacional statement, so both draw on the same official account from the I Military Region and 18/a Military Zone.
The article calls the Pachuca prosecutor's office the Procuraduría General de Justicia in its lead and the Fiscalía General de la República later in the text; the later detail matches what the report already records.
The seized material is described only as substances with characteristics similar to marijuana and methamphetamine, with no laboratory confirmation reported.
The page images are captioned only with the operation title, and no caption says which municipality or which property they show.
The Effetá account gives no weight for the marijuana, only doses, so no kilograms are added to the report.
The Effetá lead photo is a composite captioned only with a summary of the two operations; it does not say which municipality or property each part depicts.
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