Two held in Chachapoyas over dental practice and cannabis seeds
Peruvian National Police detained two people, aged 23 and 74, in the Santa Isabel neighbourhood of Chachapoyas, Amazonas, on 4 November 2026. Officers found dental equipment, anaesthetics, phones, cash and a sealed bag of seeds suspected to be cannabis sativa, and handed the pair to the police criminal investigation division as they investigate illegal dentistry and possible drug trafficking.
🇵🇪 Barrio Santa Isabel, Chachapoyas, Amazonas · Peru
Arrested
2
Agencies
National Police of Peru, Fiscalía de Prevención del Delito
Peruvian National Police officers detained two people, aged 23 and 74, in an
operation in the Santa Isabel neighbourhood of Chachapoyas, Amazonas, on 4
November 2026.[1]Police and prosecutors are investigating the two for the
illegal practice of dentistry and for possible illicit drug trafficking.[1]The raid was carried out by National Police officers with the Provincial
Prosecutor’s Office for Crime Prevention (Fiscalía de Prevención del Delito) and
representatives of the Amazonas dental college.[1]
According to the police report, officers found dental equipment, resins,
anaesthetics and other supplies during the raid.[1]Officers also found mobile
phones, cash and a sealed bag containing seeds that, by their characteristics,
were thought to be cannabis sativa, marijuana.[1]The two were taken to the
criminal investigation division of the National Police in Chachapoyas (DIVINCRI)
to continue the proceedings.[1]
Authorities said they still had to determine where the seized materials came
from, check the two people’s professional status and clarify the circumstances
of the seeds.[1]The case is at the investigation stage, and the article notes
the presumption of innocence of those involved.[1]
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Arrested
2
Agencies
National Police of Peru; Fiscalía de Prevención del Delito
Agency type
Police, Prosecutor
Cannabis
Seeds (1 plants)
Activity
Possession
Setting
Home
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Amazonas
Sources
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The opened page gives no weight or count for the seeds; only a sealed bag is described.
Several other local Facebook and Instagram posts of the same operation say about 2 grams of suspected marijuana seeds, but those pages could not be opened and the figure is not recorded.
The page names no charges formally filed and no suspect identities beyond their ages of 23 and 74.
No court appearance, custody measure or outcome was reported; the case was at the investigation stage while the police criminal investigation division continued proceedings.
The page does not say what dental treatment, if any, the two were giving or to whom.
The page's three photographs carry no caption or credit, so what each shows is judged from its placement in the article.
Only one full account of the operation could be opened; other local posts about it were inaccessible.
Anti-drug police in Iquitos stopped a motokar in Punchana district and found a backpack with ten packages of suspected marijuana, then detained the driver and his passenger. Both are under investigation for illicit drug trafficking, and the exact weight of the drug had not been established.
Police detained five men aged 22 to 26 during a raid on a building in the Unicreto estate in Nuevo Chimbote, Áncash, and found about 125 grams of marijuana alongside 45 bags of tusi, 19 ecstasy pills and ketamine. The group was accused of making and selling synthetic drugs in nightclubs, and the case was passed to the Public Prosecutor's Office.
Police arrested three suspected members of two criminal gangs in operations in Ventanilla, Callao, and San Miguel, Lima, the Interior Ministry said. One of them, Jesús Ever Morán Villanueva, 20, was found with a bag holding about 500 grams of marijuana when he was detained in San Miguel.
Police in Trujillo arrested a 73-year-old man and a 46-year-old man and accused them of drug trafficking after finding about 505 grams of marijuana, a digital scale and cash. Grupo Terna officers say the pair belong to a band they call 'Los Marihuanos de Buenos Aires'.
