At least 1.3 tonnes of marijuana were seized in the municipality of Chitaga, Norte de Santander, in an operation by the Police with the DEA and the Attorney General’s Office.[1] Officers found the load during registration, control and verification checks on a public road when they detected a vehicle carrying the illicit shipment.[1] One person was captured during the procedure and the vehicle carrying the shipment was immobilized.[1]

The operation seized 1,300 kilograms of marijuana, captured one person and immobilized one vehicle.[2] Police said investigations established the drug came from southwestern Colombia and was destined for the border, where it would be moved toward Venezuela.[1] Police framed the result within the Esmeralda Plus strategy against drug-trafficking routes.[2]

Investigators linked the shipment to a criminal structure associated with FARC dissidents, specifically the Dagoberto Ramos structure, which used fractional transport and vehicle changes to evade controls.[1] Anti-Narcotics director Brigadier General William Castaño Ramos said the result fulfilled commitments to the country and the international community and significantly affected the groups’ finances.[1] Radio Nacional corroborated the seizure as about 1.3 tonnes of marijuana in Norte de Santander in a coordinated action with judicial authorities and international bodies.[3]