Army and police find 180 kg of marijuana in abandoned car in La Plata
Army troops and Huila police found 180 kg of marijuana in 35 packages inside an abandoned car during patrols at Bajo Cabuyal, rural La Plata, Huila, the armed forces command reported in August 2025. No suspects were found with the shipment, said to equal about 360,000 doses.
Ninth Brigade troops of the 26th Cacique Pigoanza Infantry Battalion, working with the Huila police special operations group (GOES), found 180 kg of marijuana in an abandoned car during patrols at Bajo Cabuyal, a rural area of La Plata, Huila.[1][2]
Officers opened 35 large packages wrapped in black vinyl tape holding a plant substance resembling marijuana, and weighing set the shipment at 180 kg.[1][2]At half a gram per average dose, the find equalled about 360,000 doses kept from reaching schools and neighbourhoods, the command said.[1][2]The reports name no suspects.[1][2]
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