Anti-narcotics police destroyed 19,420 cannabis plants near Momostenango, Totonicapán, and 15,143 in Ixmucané, Las Cruces, Petén, the Interior Ministry reported after weekend operations. Prosecutors supported the searches and eradication work. The operations applied the existing cultivation prohibition, which carries five to twenty years in prison plus a fine for unauthorised growing.[1][2]
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References
- Guatemala Interior Ministry — Destrucción de plantas de marihuana supera los Q17.2 millonesReport published 12 October 2026: weekend operations, Momostenango 19,420 plants and Ixmucané, Las Cruces, 15,143; total 34,563archived
- Guatemala Interior Ministry — Law against Drug Activity, Decree 48-92 and amendments, judicial compilationArticles 2–3, 36–39, 41 and 80; executive approval formula, 24 September 1992; article 3 marked as amended in 1999archived
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