160 kg of marijuana seized in Ipiales, Nariño, by Colombian Army
Troops of the Colombian Army's Vigésima Tercera Brigada seized 160 kilograms of marijuana hidden in a wooded area of the rural zone of Ipiales, Nariño, following a military-intelligence report. The Army attributed the load to the residual armed group GAO-r Estructura Comandos de Frontera and said it prevented around 8,000 doses reaching the streets.
Troops of the Army’s Grupo de Caballería Mediano No. 3, a unit of the Vigésima
Tercera Brigada in Nariño, seized160 kilograms of marijuana in the rural zone
of Ipiales.[1]Military intelligence reported suspicious packages in a wooded
area, and troops found 160 packages that a preliminary homologated
identification test (PIPH) confirmed as marijuana.[1]
According to the Armed Forces’ account, the drug would belong to the residual
armed group GAO-r Estructura Comandos de Frontera, which operates in this part
of Nariño.[2]The Army said the seizure hit that group’s criminal finances for
more than 128 million pesos and prevented around 8,000 doses from reaching the
streets.[1]The drug was handed over to the competent authorities to carry out
the corresponding judicial procedures.[1]
Photos and video
The 160 packages of marijuana seized in the rural zone of Ipiales, in the Armed Forces' handout photo published with its statement. Photo: Comando General de las Fuerzas Militares de ColombiaPhoto details
No separate date for the seizure is given; 13 November 2026, the Diario del Cauca publication date, is used as the incident date, while the Armed Forces' own page is dated 12 October 2026 in its listing.
No arrests, detainees, charges or court outcome were reported; the drug was handed to the competent authorities for judicial procedures.
The value (over 128 million pesos) and the dose estimate (around 8,000) are the Army's own figures, not an independent assessment.
The exact location within the rural zone of Ipiales is not named; coordinates use the town of Ipiales.
Police of the Traffic and Transport Section in Aipe, northern Huila, seized 254 kilograms of marijuana hidden in 94 packages in a grey car on the Neiva-Castilla road after the driver evaded a stop and fled on foot into a wooded area. The vehicle and the substance were handed to the Prosecutor's Office in Aipe; no arrest was reported.
On 11 November 2026, units of the Colombian army's Brigade 29 seized 440 kilograms of marijuana at the old Tunía toll on the Panamericana road in Piendamó, Cauca, after the truck's driver tried to evade a checkpoint and abandoned the vehicle. The authorities attributed the load to the FARC dissidents' Dagoberto Ramos structure.
Soldiers of the Colombian Army's Ninth Brigade captured two men at a checkpoint in Balsillas, San Vicente del Caguán, Caquetá, and seized 87 kilograms of marijuana they were carrying on two motorcycles. The Army estimated the load at about 160 million pesos and about 174,000 doses.
Army troops seized 1,700 kilograms of pressed marijuana from a van in Santander de Quilichao, Cauca, capturing one person after a pursuit from a military checkpoint. The Third Division attributed the load to the FARC dissidents' Dagoberto Ramos structure and valued the loss to it at more than 425 million pesos.
