Army finds 3.1 tonnes of ELN marijuana in an abandoned truck in Arauca
Colombian soldiers and police found 3,102 kg of pressed marijuana in an abandoned truck in rural Arauca after its occupants fled a checkpoint. The army attributed the load to the ELN and estimated the loss at 1.8 billion pesos.
🇨🇴 Vereda Arrecifes, Arauca municipality, Arauca Department · Colombia
Colombian army troops and police found 3,102 kilograms of pressed marijuana in an
abandoned pickup truck in the rural district of Arrecifes, in Arauca municipality,
the army said on 28 October 2026.[1][2][3]
The truck’s occupants left the vehicle and fled when they saw a checkpoint,
according to the army and El Heraldo.[1][2]Inside the rear of the Ford 350,
soldiers found 6,204 blocks of pressed marijuana with a gross weight of 3,102
kilograms.[1][2][3]
The army attributed the load to the ELN’s Domingo Laín Sáenz front and estimated
that losing it cost the group about 1.8 billion pesos.[1][2][3]It did not report any
arrests.[1]
The operation was carried out by the 18th Brigade with the police’s SIJIN
investigation unit.[1]
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Soldiers display 6,204 blocks of pressed marijuana and the Ford 350 truck seized in AraucaPhoto details
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