60.18 kg of marijuana seized in Zona Norte October sweep, Chihuahua
Chihuahua's state investigators seized 60.184 kg of marijuana in the Zona Norte during October 2026, the largest share of 69.125 kg of drugs in the state prosecutor's monthly balance. The same balance reports 437 arrest warrants executed, 111 flagrancia detentions, 16 firearms seized, 141 operations and 74 searches.
🇲🇽 Zona Norte, Chihuahua · Mexico
Arrested
111
Cannabis
60.184 kg
In coordination with the Ministerio Público, the Agencia Estatal de
Investigación (AEI), the state investigation agency, executed 437 arrest
warrants in the Zona Norte during October.[1]The Fiscalía General del Estado
(FGE), the state prosecutor, also reported 111 people detained in flagrancia in
the same zone.[1]Search actions in the same period located 54 people who had
absence reports.[2]
The AEI seized more than 69 kilos of drugs in the Zona Norte during October,
according to the FGE balance.[1]Marijuana made up most of the reported
weight, at 60.184 kilos.[1]The prosecutor’s breakdown also lists 5.870 kilos
of fentanyl, 1.639 of cocaine and 1.372 of crystal.[1]Among 16 firearms
seized in October, the prosecutor counted 14 short guns and two long guns, plus
15 magazines and 106 cartridges.[1]The FGE balance records 141 investigation
operations and 74 executed search orders, with 29 vehicles recovered and 65
seized during the month.[1]
The results came from permanent investigation work against crime and impunity by
the AEI in the north zone during October.[2]The FGE says results like these
reaffirm its commitment to act to safeguard and protect the public.[2]
The figures cover the whole month of October 2026; 31 October 2026 is used as the incident date while 3 November 2026 is the publication date of both sources.
The 437 warrant arrests and 111 flagrancia detentions cover all alleged crimes, not cannabis-specific cases; no cannabis-specific arrest count was published.
Only the marijuana weight of 60.184 kg is counted in figures; the 69.125 kg combined total and the fentanyl, cocaine and crystal weights are excluded from cannabis figures.
The component weights add to 69.065 kg, 0.06 kg less than the stated 69.125 kg total; the report uses the published figures as stated.
No charges, prosecutions or sentences were reported.
The 54 people located through search actions were reported as found with absence reports; no further outcome was given.
The Diario page's image carries only the headline as its caption and alt text, which does not establish that it shows this seizure, so no media entry is included.
The Fiscalía's own bulletin page could not be opened because the request timed out, so corroboration uses the Entre Líneas account of the same FGE balance.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Entre Líneas: The precise total was 69.125 kilos of various drugs, including 60.184 kilos of marijuana.
Federal forces seized five abandoned vehicles, 15 long guns, 1,681 cartridges and a bag of marijuana in two operations near Caminaguato and El Tepuche, Sinaloa. Everything seized was handed to prosecutors, while authorities put the combined loss to criminal groups at 6,182,000 pesos.
Ministerial investigators searched a property in Janos, Chihuahua, seizing cash, bags of alleged cocaine and marijuana, nine phones and a DVR, with no arrests reported. All items were placed at the disposal of the Northwestern Zone prosecutor as forensic analysis and investigation continue.
Mexican Navy personnel seized more than seven kilograms of suspected marijuana found in a bag during patrols in Pueblo Nuevo, Elota, as part of Operation Sable. No detentions were reported, and the material was handed to the competent authorities for investigation.
Authorities in Coahuila have reinforced inspections of courier firms after four recent drug seizures in coordinated federal, state and municipal operations. The latest seizure in Torreón yielded seven gummies with THC extract alongside about 33 grams of crystal, with the drugs handed over for investigation.
