Highway police seize 65 kg of marijuana from a Hilux in Huamachuco
On 1 February 2026 Peru's highway drug unit stopped a Toyota Hilux in Yamobamba, Huamachuco, and seized 65 kg of marijuana packed in plastic from the vehicle. Driver Rubén Carbajal, 29, was detained and the load was handed to the La Libertad anti-drug prosecutor and DEPANDRO in Trujillo.
🇵🇪 Yamobamba, Huamachuco, Sánchez Carrión, La Libertad · Peru
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During a road patrol on 1 February 2026, officers of the highway police drug division in Huamachuco
intervened a Toyota Hilux in the Yamobamba sector of Sánchez Carrión province, La Libertad region.[1][2]
They found marijuana divided into plastic-wrapped packages hidden in the vehicle, weighing 65 kg in
Caretas and described as more than 60 kg in Sol TV.[1][2]The driver, Rubén Carbajal, 29, was
detained at the scene.[1]
The Division of State and Drug Security of the Highway Police (DESDPC) said the stop was part of
efforts to block sierra routes used to move drugs toward the north coast.[1]
Caretas reports that the case went to the La Libertad specialised drug-traffickingprosecutor and
that the detainee and drugs were sent to DEPANDRO in Trujillo for official weighing, sealing and
statements.[1]Sol TV says Carbajal was handed to DEPANDRO Trujillo without explaining the cargo.[2]
Photos and video
Seized marijuana packages shown with Caretas coverage of the Huamachuco highway stop. Source: Caretas
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