Police arrest 24-year-old with a bag of marijuana in Calarcá
National Police officers in Calarcá stopped a 24-year-old man on a public road at Block 14 of the Balcones de la Villa neighbourhood and found marijuana in a black plastic bag he was carrying. Police said he intended to sell the drug and left him at the disposal of the competent authority; no weight for the marijuana was published.
🇨🇴 Block 14, Balcones de la Villa neighbourhood, Calarcá, Quindío · Colombia
Members of the National Police arrested a man in the municipality of Calarcá for
the crime of trafficking, manufacturing or carrying narcotics.[1]The man was
24 years old.[1]Officers were carrying out routine registration and control
activities on a public road at Block 14 of the Balcones de la Villa
neighbourhood when they stopped him.[1]
Police said the man acted suspiciously when he noticed their presence.[1]Officers then stopped him for verification and questioning.[1]When officers
searched him, they found he was carrying a black plastic bag containing
marijuana.[1]
A police summary of the case said the individual intended to sell the narcotic
substance.[1]Officers read him his rights as a detained person and placed him
at the disposal of the competent authority to answer for his actions.[1]The
force’s Calarcá news page filed the arrest under its ‘For a country without
drugs’ heading.[1]
Photos and video
Photograph published with the police bulletin on the Calarcá arrest, captioned 'This person had no criminal record'. Photo: Policía Nacional de ColombiaPhoto details
The police page gives no date for the arrest itself; 4 April 2025 is the bulletin's publication date and is used as the incident date.
No weight, dose count or street value for the marijuana was published, so no kilograms or value are recorded.
No charges, custody decision or court outcome were reported; the man was simply left at the disposal of the competent authority.
No second outlet or separate agency statement reporting this arrest could be found, so the account rests on the National Police page alone.
The opened capture is an English machine translation of the Spanish original, and the quotations are taken from that translated text.
The single photograph on the page is captioned only 'This person had no criminal record' and does not establish what amount of marijuana was recovered.
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