National Police officers detained a Colombian man who was identified as the owner of the luggage carrying the marijuana.[1] He was identified as Luduy Souyoux B. C.[1] The detainee and the seized evidence were placed at the disposal of the judicial authority.[1]
National Police officers found more than four kilos of marijuana hidden in an interprovincial bus travelling between Lago Agrio and Zamora Chinchipe.[1] The police operation took place on the afternoon of Monday 9 November at the Km 24 circuit.[1] Before the find, officers stopped the bus to inspect its trunk, compartments and passengers’ luggage.[1] During the check, one passenger showed an evasive attitude, which led officers to search his belongings.[1] In his backpack they found several packages wrapped in black plastic bags, mixed among items of clothing and inside the lining of a jacket.[1] Tests determined the substance was 4,153 grams of marijuana, the National Police reported.[1]
Officers also found $500 in cash, a mobile phone and an identity document among the belongings.[1] Police said the marijuana could have yielded about 8,306 doses, with a total domestic market value of $3,200.[1]
