Man held with 500 g of marijuana at the Aburrá toll booth in Antioquia
A man was arrested with 500 grams of marijuana at the Aburrá toll booth, kilometre 45 of the Medellín–Santa Fe de Antioquia road, during a traffic-police check on the morning of 7 November 2026. He and the drug were handed to a Medellín prosecutor's office on suspicion of trafficking, manufacturing or carrying narcotics.
🇨🇴 Peaje Aburrá, kilometre 45, Medellín–Santa Fe de Antioquia road, Antioquia · Colombia
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Arrested
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Cannabis
500 g
Agencies
Policía Nacional, Fiscalía 84 Local URI Centro de Medellín
A man was arrested with 500 grams of marijuana on the Medellín–Santa Fe de
Antioquia road at the Aburrá toll booth, kilometre 45.[1][2]The arrest was made
at about 7:00 in the morning on Saturday 7 November, during registration and
control checks that traffic authorities run on that road corridor.[1][2]Uniformed officers from the Transit and Transport Section (Seccional de Tránsito y Transporte) carried out the arrest.[2]
The man and the 500 grams of seized marijuana were handed to the Fiscalía 84
Local URI Centro of Medellín for the offence of trafficking, manufacturing or
carrying narcotics.[1][2]The outlet describes the check at the toll booth as a
police control in the area.[1]Colonel Luis Fernando Serna Zapata, commander of the Antioquia Police Department, reported the result of the procedure at the Aburrá toll booth.[2]
Photos and video
The package holding the 500 grams of marijuana seized at the Aburrá toll booth, in the handout photo published with the arrest. Photo: Policía NacionalPhoto details
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