7 detained after 8 searches in La Troncal, Canar, in drug-trafficking raid
The Prosecutor's Office and National Police ran a dawn operation in La Troncal, Canar, on 13 Nov 2026, executing 8 searches and 7 arrests in a drug-trafficking investigation. More than 1 kg of marijuana and 30 g of cocaine were seized; the operation later extended to two prisons. No charges were reported.
🇪🇨 La Troncal, Cañar · Ecuador
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Policía Nacional del Ecuador, Fiscalía General del Estado (Ecuador)
The National Prosecutor’s Office and the National Police carried out a dawn
operation in La Troncal, Canar province, seizing more than a kilogram of
marijuana and 30 grams of cocaine on the morning of 13 November 2026.[1]The
seizure took place during a preliminary investigation into alleged organised
criminal activity dedicated to drug trafficking.[1]Elements of the National
Police took part in the operation.[1]A total of eight searches and seven
arrest warrants were executed in La Troncal.[1]
Among the detainees are two women and three men.[2]Once extended beyond La
Troncal, 10 arrest warrants and 11 searches had been executed in total.[2]The
Prosecutor’s Office said it would file charges within the coming hours.[2]
Photos and video
Fiscalia handout photo of the men and women detained during the La Troncal operation on 13 November 2026. Photo: Fiscalía General del Estado via PrimiciasPhoto details
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Open questions the AI reported
The marijuana weight is reported as more than one kilogram, not an exact figure; 1.0 kg is recorded as the minimum.
The cocaine (30 g) is a separate controlled substance and is excluded from cannabis figures.
No court outcome or formal charges were reported; the Prosecutor's Office said it would file charges within hours, but no result was published by the reporting date.
The operation extended to the Turi prison in Cuenca and the Guayaquil Penitentiary; the La Troncal component (8 searches, 7 arrests) is the focus of this report.
The gender breakdown given (2 women, 3 men) covers 5 of the 7 detainees; the identities of the remaining 2 were not published.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Primicias: The operation extended to the Turi prison in Cuenca, Azuay province, and to the Guayaquil Penitentiary in Guayas.
Ecuador's National Police stopped an interprovincial bus at the Km 24 circuit and found 4,153 grams of marijuana hidden in a passenger's backpack. A Colombian man identified as the luggage's owner was detained and placed at the disposal of the judicial authority.
Judicial Police officers raided two properties in El Inca and La Morita, Quito, on the night of 16 September and early on 17 September, arrested six people including a 17-year-old, and seized 11 kg of cannabis, 500 g of cocaine base and a revolver. Police linked the group to Los Lobos.
Ecuador's National Police detained 14 people with arrest warrants in the 13 February 2025 Gran Fenix 08 operation across seven provinces. Officers seized 28.6 kg of marijuana alongside cocaine, firearms and vehicles.
Azuay prosecutors and police searched seven homes in Cuenca on 27 March 2013 during Operativo Etsa, detaining 16 people linked to theft and drug sales around El Arenal market and the Feria Libre. They seized 900 grams of marijuana, cocaine base, cash, vehicle parts and radios; a judge ordered preventive detention for all 16 the next day.
