Bolivia's FELCN seizes 840 marijuana packages near the Chilean border
Bolivia's anti-narcotics force found 840 packages of marijuana, packed in 30 jute sacks, near the Ollagüe volcano in Potosí department, and detained one person. The force said field tests confirmed marijuana and sent the case to prosecutors.
🇧🇴 Near Ollagüe volcano, Sud Lípez, Potosí · Bolivia
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Bolivia’s Special Force for the Fight against Drug Trafficking (FELCN) seized 840 packages
of marijuana near the Ollagüe volcano, in Sud Lípez province, Potosí department, the force
reported on 31 October 2026.[1][2] The packages were carried in 30 jute sacks.[1][2]
The force said its officers carried out the interdiction under the “Frontera Segura 2.0”
plan.[1][2] One person was detained and two vehicles were seized.[1][2] Field tests on the
substance were positive for marijuana, and the case was handed to the Public Ministry
(Ministerio Público).[1][2]
The FELCN said the operation formed part of its efforts to strengthen controls in border
areas.[2] Neither report gave the weight or value of the shipment, named the person
detained, or said whether any charges had been filed.[1][2]
Sources
- FELCN incauta 840 paquetes de marihuana en la frontera con Chile. La Razón, 31 October 2026. In Spanish.
- Secuestran 840 paquetes de marihuana en la frontera con Chile. Bolivia Prensa, 31 October 2026. In Spanish.
Open questions the AI reported
- No weight or value was published for the 840 packages.
- Neither report names the detained person or says whether charges were filed.
- Both articles carry the same FELCN statement, so there is no independent account of the operation.
- The reports do not say where the vehicles or the person were intercepted beyond the area of the volcano.
