Two men arrested with 2 kg of marijuana on a motorcycle in La Pintada
Antioquia police arrested two men, aged 27 and 34, in the rural area of La Pintada after traffic officers stopped the motorcycle they were riding and found 2 kilograms of marijuana. The pair were handed to the prosecutor's office in Envigado on suspicion of trafficking, manufacturing or carrying narcotics.
Officers of the Antioquia Police Department captured two men, aged 27 and 34, in
an operation in the rural area of La Pintada, Antioquia.[1]The men were
transporting 2 kilograms of marijuana.[1]The Traffic and Transportation unit
made the arrest after intercepting the motorcycle the men were riding.[1]A
search of the vehicle found 2,000 grams of marijuana.[1]
The two men were handed to the Prosecutor’s Office’s URI South Envigado for the
crime of trafficking, manufacturing or carrying narcotics.[1]
The National Police said it was continuing its fight against drug trafficking to
protect public health and community safety.[1]
Photos and video
The two detained men and the marijuana load after the interception in La Pintada, captioned on the police page "Two men arrested with 2 kilos of marijuana in La Pintada". Photo: Policía Nacional de ColombiaPhoto details
The statement gives only its own publication date, 16 February 2024; no separate date for the operation or the interception was published, so 16 February 2024 is used as the incident date.
No street value, package count or breakdown of the load was published.
No court outcome was reported; the men were handed to the prosecutor's office and their later status is unknown.
Only the National Police statement could be opened for this event; no second, independent account was found.
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Córdoba police arrested seven people on drug-trafficking charges across Lorica, Planeta Rica, Montelíbano and Tierralta, seizing 20.6 grams of weighed marijuana and 12 marijuana cigarettes alongside cocaine, bazuco, coca base and cash. All seven detainees were placed at the disposal of the Fiscalía General de la Nación while their legal status is decided.
National Police arrested a 35-year-old man in the Oasis neighborhood of Rivera, Huila, seizing 57 marijuana cigarettes from his backpack during a Plan Cazador night patrol. He was placed at the disposal of the competent authority on suspicion of drug trafficking.
Police in Frontino, Antioquia, arrested a man in flagrante in the La Máquina sector after finding 219 grams of marijuana along with coca base and bazuco. He was placed at the disposal of local prosecutors on suspicion of trafficking, manufacturing or carrying narcotics.
