33-year-old captured in Floridablanca with 3 kg of marijuana
GOES officers of the Bucaramanga Metropolitan Police captured a 33-year-old man in the Juan Pablo Segundo neighbourhood of Floridablanca after he fled into a building, seizing three kilograms of marijuana and a 9 mm pistol with a magazine and one cartridge. The man and the seized items were handed to the Attorney General's Office, which will bring him before a judge to define his legal situation.
🇨🇴 Barrio Juan Pablo Segundo, Floridablanca, Santander · Colombia
Arrested
1
Cannabis
3 kg
Agencies
Policía Metropolitana de Bucaramanga, Fiscalía General de la Nación
A 33-year-old man was captured in the Juan Pablo Segundo neighbourhood of
Floridablanca, Santander, after attempting to escape from a police operation,
with three kilograms of marijuana and a pistol with a magazine and one 9 mm
cartridge found on him.[1]The procedure was carried out by members of the
Special Operations Group (GOES) during patrol and control work on calle 141C
with carrera 47.[1]
When he noticed the authorities, the man fled into a building, but officers
immediately and continuously tracked him without losing sight until they
intercepted him.[1]During the search, officers found three blocks of
marijuana, each weighing approximately one kilogram and wrapped in brown tape.[1]
Brigadier General Miguel Andrés Camelo Sánchez, commander of the Bucaramanga
Metropolitan Police, said that operational interventions in the neighbourhoods
are being strengthened to combat drug trafficking and to remove from circulation
firearms that may pose a danger to the community.[1]The captured man and the
seized items were placed at the disposal of the Attorney General’s Office, the
Fiscalía General de la Nación, which will run the corresponding judicial process
and present him before a judge to define his legal situation.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
3 kg
Agencies
Policía Metropolitana de Bucaramanga; Fiscalía General de la Nación
Agency type
Police, Prosecutor
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (3 kg)
Activity
Possession
Setting
Street or public place
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Santander
Date
Publication date
Sources
El Frenteelfrente.com.coESIntentó huir de las autoridades y cayó con tres kilos de marihuana y una pistola 9 milímetros en Floridablanca
Open questions the AI reported
No separate date is given for the patrol stop and capture; 13 November 2026 is the publication date and is used as the incident date.
The three kilograms is given as three blocks of approximately one kilogram each, not an exact measured weight.
The suspect is identified only by age, and no charges, custody ruling or court outcome has been reported.
No value for the marijuana, pistol or ammunition was published.
The firearms and cartridges are included only to explain the capture and are not counted as cannabis figures.
Only one accessible account of this event was found; the page photo is captioned only with the story headline, so it is not listed as media.
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