Two Guatemalans held at La Hachadura with 17.1 kg marijuana
Police captured two Guatemalans at the La Hachadura border in Ahuachapán with marijuana hidden in tractor-trailer cabs. Officers seized about 17,154 grams of marijuana valued at $60,553.64, and the men face illicit-trafficking proceedings.
🇸🇻 La Hachadura border, Ahuachapán · El Salvador
Arrested
2
Cannabis
17.154 kg
Agencies
National Civil Police (PNC), Anti-Narcotics Division
El Salvador’s PNC Anti-Narcotics Division, supported by canine agents, captured
two Guatemalan nationals during inspections at the La Hachadura border in
Ahuachapán who were carrying drugs hidden in trailer cabs to bring into the
country.[1]The two men were allegedly attempting to enter El Salvador with
the concealed drugs through that border crossing.[2]Police identified those
captured as William Andrus Vicente Mejía and Julio César Yanes Barrios.[2]
According to the PNC, the accused were transporting the drugs hidden in
tractor-trailer cabs.[2]Officers seized marijuana portions weighing
approximately 17,154 grams in the operation.[3]The Security Ministry valued
the seized marijuana at $60,553.64.[3]The drugs were found hidden in the cabs
driven by those captured, leading to the arrests at La Hachadura.[4]
Both men were to be processed in El Salvador for the offence of illicit
trafficking.[3]Security Minister Gustavo Villatoro said the country is not a
corridor for drug trafficking and that border controls were on alert to stop
illegal substances entering the country.[1]Villatoro noted that the
Anti-Narcotics Division had canine-agent support for the border operation.[2]
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Open questions the AI reported
The La Prensa Gráfica account was published on 4 March 2024 while the ministry and two other outlets dated the operation to 2 March 2024; 2 March is used as the incident date.
The marijuana weight is reported as approximate (17,154 grams), not a laboratory-confirmed exact figure.
No court outcome, detention measure or later sentence was reported; the case was at the investigation stage with trafficking proceedings pending.
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