11 doses of marijuana and a knife seized in a Torreón street arrest
Municipal police in Torreón detained Roberto N., aged 34, on 12 November 2026 after catching two men exchanging a bag of suspected marijuana in the Lagos de Torreón development; the other man fled. Officers seized the abandoned bag plus eleven packets of the same herb, three empty bags, a gram scale and a knife, and handed the detainee to the Public Prosecutor.
🇲🇽 Calle Lago Hurón and bulevar Lagos, fraccionamiento Lagos de Torreón, Torreón, Coahuila · Mexico
Municipal police on a prevention and surveillance patrol in the Lagos de Torreón
housing development caught two men red-handed exchanging merchandise with a
suspicious attitude, an intervention that ended with one of them detained and
suspected drugs and a bladed weapon seized.[1]When the approaching patrol
units were seen, the man who had just received a bag threw it to the ground and
ran off to flee the area.[1]Officers approached the second man, who remained
at the scene and was identified as Roberto N, aged 34.[1]During the
intervention the man allegedly used the bladed weapon to threaten the officers,
who managed to subdue him and complete the arrest.[2]
Officers checked the bag left on the pavement and found green, dry herb with
physical characteristics similar to marijuana.[1]A preventive search of
Roberto N turned up eleven wrappers with the same contents as the bag just
discarded, plus three empty plastic bags, a gram scale and a bladed weapon.[1]
The police report places the events on Thursday 12 November at around 15:45, at
the intersection of Lago Hurón street and Lagos boulevard.[3]The arrest was
made by officers of Torreón’s Municipal Public Security Directorate on suspicion
of the offence of possession of narcotics.[3]Officers secured the items
found, notified Roberto N that he was detained for carrying a bladed weapon, and
transferred him at the disposal of the Public Prosecutor.[1]The prosecutor’s
office will determine his legal situation and continue the investigation.[3]
Photos and video
Photo published with the account of the detention, captioned as the individual placed at the disposal of the Public Prosecutor while investigations continue. Photo: Telediario LagunaPhoto details
No weight for the seized herb was published; the accounts count eleven wrappers plus the abandoned bag.
The man who threw down the bag and ran was not identified and no arrest of him was reported.
Telediario says Roberto N was notified of detention for carrying a bladed weapon, while the municipal report framed it as probable possession of narcotics and threats to officers; the prosecutor was still to determine his legal situation and no court outcome was reported.
The material is described only as herb with characteristics similar to marijuana, with no laboratory confirmation reported.
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