Police seize 5.2 tonnes of marijuana in abandoned van in La Pintada
National Police officers in La Pintada, Antioquia, found 5.2 tonnes of marijuana in a van its occupants abandoned while trying to evade a road check. Police valued the criminal profits affected at about 2 billion pesos and said the load was bound for Medellín.
National Police officers seized5.2 tonnes of marijuana in the municipality of
La Pintada, Antioquia, during search and control operations.[1]The marijuana
was being carried in a van that was abandoned in an attempt to evade the police.[1]
The National Police said the operation prevented the shipment from entering
Medellín and its surrounding municipalities.[1]Police put the criminal
profits affected at about 2 billion pesos.[1]The force said the seizure
prevented the distribution of more than five million doses.[1]
The National Police said it would continue permanent checks on the country’s
road corridors.[1]The force said it would not allow criminal organizations to
use the roads for drug trafficking or other illegal activity.[1]
Photos and video
The seized van and the 5 tonnes of marijuana found in Antioquia, titled on the police page "Un vehículo incautado y 5 toneladas de marihuana incautados en Antioquia". Photo: Policía Nacional de ColombiaPhoto details
The page gives 18 February 2026 as its own date; no separate date for the road operation was published.
No arrests, detentions or charges were reported: the van was found abandoned and the statement names no suspects.
The 5.2 tonnes are given only as a total; no package count or separate weight breakdown was published.
No breakdown of the two billion pesos was given beyond the force's statement that it was the criminal profit affected.
Only the National Police statement could be found; no separate outlet account of this seizure was opened.
The page carries a single event photo (the seized van and marijuana) credited to the National Police; no further pictures of the operation were available.
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