Police seize 12 kg of marijuana hidden in a Cali parcel bound for Cartagena
Police on the San Onofre-Cartagena highway in Bolívar seized 12 kilograms of creepy marijuana packed in a parcel sent from Cali and addressed to retail sale points in Cartagena. The drug was in 12 rectangular packages carried on a public-service vehicle; it was handed to the Attorney General's Office and no arrest was reported.
Police seized12 kilograms of marijuana hidden in a parcel carried on a
public-service vehicle heading for Cartagena.[1]The seizure took place at a
roadside prevention post on the San Onofre-Cartagena highway, where officers on
a routine inspection noticed a smell coming from the load.[1]The drug was in
12 rectangular packages and was identified as marijuana of the creepy variety.[1]The package had been sent from Cali, in Valle del Cauca.[2]The operation
was carried out by the Traffic and Transport Section of the National Police in
Bolívar, the department that includes the town of San Onofre.[2]
Investigators said the marijuana was destined for retail sale points in
Cartagena, where it would be distributed in small amounts.[2]
Caracol Radio described the parcel as having been sent through a courier
company.[2]
The marijuana was handed to the Attorney General’s Office to continue the
judicial process.[1]
El Heraldo reported that the packages were covered in black plastic and were
found when officers searched the parcel more closely.[3]
The commander of the Bolívar police, Colonel Alejandro Reyes Ramírez, said the
operation reflected the force’s commitment to dismantling drug distribution
networks.[2]
Photos and video
The 12 rectangular plastic-wrapped packages of marijuana laid out after the seizure on the San Onofre-Cartagena road. Photo: Cortesía Policía de BolívarPhoto details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Cannabis
12 kg
Agency
Policía Nacional de Colombia
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (12 kg)
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Street or public place
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Bolívar
Date
Publication date
Sources
Alertaalerta.com.coESNoticias Cartagena: Incautan 12 kilos de marihuana que venían de Cali
Caracol Radiocaracol.com.coESHallaron 12 kilos de marihuana camuflada en una encomienda que iba en bus hacia Cartagena
El Heraldoelheraldo.coESIncautan 12 kilos de marihuana que pretendían ingresar a Cartagena
Open questions the AI reported
The reports give no separate date for the seizure; Caracol Radio and El Heraldo published on 1 September 2025 and Alerta carries 1 September in its metadata and 2 September on the page, so the publication date is used as the incident date.
Whether the 12 kilograms is a measured weight or a police estimate is not stated.
No arrest, charge or suspect is reported, and no court outcome is known.
No street value was published for this seizure; the 20 million pesos figure on the Alerta page concerns a separate 6-kilogram seizure on 28 August, left out of this report.
Caracol Radio describes the parcel as sent through a courier company while Alerta describes it as carried on a public-service vehicle; both are consistent with a parcel sent on a bus.
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