Three marijuana plants incinerated in Urique, Chihuahua; 0.16 ha destroyed
On 21 October 2025, the Chihuahua State Investigation Agency and the Mexican Army incinerated three marijuana plantings covering 800, 500 and 300 square metres in Urique municipality, 300 m from the road to Las Estrellas. The plants, over one metre tall, were cut and burned on site; no arrests were reported.
🇲🇽 Urique, Chihuahua · Mexico
Area
0.2 ha
In a joint operation, officers of the State Investigation Agency (AEI) and
personnel of the Mexican Army destroyed three marijuana plantings in Urique
municipality.[1]The three plots, with areas of 800, 500 and 300 square
metres, were found some 300 metres from the paved road at the 45+800-kilometre
mark of the road that leads to Las Estrellas in Ocampo municipality.[1]
The plants, which had been cut and destroyed by incineration, were more than one
metre tall; the site was documented with geographic coordinates and a photo
series for the corresponding investigation.[1]The Western District Attorney’s
Office reiterated its commitment to work for society in the investigation and
prosecution of crimes in coordination with other police forces and government
institutions.[1]
At the same time, in Urique municipality, State Investigation Agency officers
and the Mexican Army destroyed three marijuana plantings by incineration, with
areas of 800, 500 and 300 square metres respectively.[2]
Both operations were carried out in response to citizen complaints about the
presence of illegal drug plantings in these regions of the state.[2]
Photos and video
Handout photo published with the Chihuahua State Attorney General's press release on the three marijuana plantings destroyed in Urique. Photo: Fiscalía General del Estado de ChihuahuaPhoto details
No count of individual plants or weight of cannabis was published; only the plot areas (800, 500 and 300 m²) are given.
The incident date of 21 October 2025 is the publication date of the press release; the operation itself may have taken place on an earlier day.
A second simultaneous operation in the Rancho Georgina area north of Chihuahua municipality destroyed seven additional plantings and three camps; that is a separate event not covered here.
No arrests or charges were reported in any of the accounts.
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.
