Two men held with 68 marijuana baggies in Tijuana's Altiplano
Tijuana municipal police stopped a gold Honda Accord in the Altiplano neighbourhood on 7 November 2026 and detained the driver and a second man after finding 68 small bags of suspected marijuana and a replica revolver. Both were handed to the state prosecutor's office, which is to decide whether to charge them.
🇲🇽 Colonia Altiplano, Cuarta Sección, Tijuana, Baja California · Mexico
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Officers of Tijuana’s Municipal Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection
(SSPCM) detained two men on suspicion of crimes against health during a
preventive patrol on 7 November 2026 in the Altiplano neighbourhood, fourth
section.[1][2]The officers stopped a gold Honda Accord that was allegedly
breaching the traffic regulations, and its driver, identified as Enrique “N”,
21, said he had neither the vehicle’s papers nor a driving licence.[1][2][3]
A preventive search found a clear plastic bag holding 68 small zip-lock bags,
each containing a green, dry herb with characteristics similar to marijuana.[1][2][3][4]The officers also found a replica revolver, and detained Enrique “N”, 21,
and Irvin “N”, 31.[1][2]
According to preliminary information, both detained men had records of
proceedings and sentences for homicide and for carrying weapons.[1]Both men
were handed to the state Attorney General’s Office (FGE), which is to open the
investigation files and determine their legal situation.[1][2][4]The SSPCM asked
residents to report the sale or distribution of illegal substances anonymously
to the 089 line or through the 9-1-1 emergency number.[1][2]
Both detained men had records of proceedings and sentences for homicide and for carrying weapons, according to preliminary information from the SSPCM.[2][3]The SSPCM did not say which records belonged to each man or give details of those proceedings, this account says.[2]
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No weight of the suspected marijuana was published; the report records only the count of 68 bags.
7 November 2026 is the date the article gives for the stop; 9 November 2026 is its publication date.
The substance is described only as a green, dry herb with characteristics similar to marijuana, with no laboratory confirmation reported.
No charges, court appearance or custody decision were reported; the FGE was to determine the men's legal situation.
The article does not say which of the two men was driving or who allegedly carried the replica revolver.
Only one source for this event was found; search results for other Tijuana hyperlocal outlets returned older, unrelated detentions.
NDT does not give the weight of the 68 bags, and it describes the contents only as a green, dry herb similar to marijuana with no laboratory confirmation.
Síntesis Tv datelines the detention to Monday 9 November 2026, while the report dates the stop to 7 November 2026; the article does not state the day of the interception separately from its dateline.
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