6,250 cannabis plants burned in Wiwilí and one caretaker detained
On 20 August 2025 Nicaragua’s army seized and burned 6,250 marijuana plants in La Campana, Wamblán, Wiwilí, Jinotega, and detained Bismark Antonio Díaz González, 32, who it said tended the plot, handing him to the authorities.
🇳🇮 La Campana, Wamblán, Wiwilí, Jinotega · Nicaragua
On 20 August 2025 the Nicaraguan army’s 6th Regional Military Command said soldiers
working under the state “Containment Wall” strategy seized and burned 6,250
marijuana plants in La Campana, in the Wamblán micro-region of Wiwilí,
Jinotega.[1][2]
The command said troops detained Nicaraguan citizen Bismark Antonio Díaz González,
32, who was in charge of caring for the plantation, and turned him over to the
authorities.[1][2]Canal 10 reported that he was held in police cells and placed
at the disposal of the prosecutor’s office.[2]
The army issued information note 060/2025 on 21 August 2025; Nicaraguan outlets
published it on 22 August.[1][2]
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Army personnel at the Wiwilí marijuana plot, credited to the Nicaraguan armyPhoto details
The army press note said Díaz González was handed to “the corresponding authorities”; Canal 10 said he was placed in police cells for the prosecutor, with no court outcome reported.
Canal 10’s page header shows October 2026; the army information note is dated 21 August 2025 and places the operation on 20 August 2025.
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