Peru’s specialised anti-drug prosecutors seized 974.727 kg of marijuana on 17 November 2025 in an interdiction at the Evitamiento toll road, the Fiscalía de la Nación reported.[1][2][3] The load was packed in 940 rectangular brick-shaped packages concealed in a secret compartment of a van driven by Ángel Jiménez, who was detained in flagrante.[1][2]
In a parallel stop in the Chorrillos district, prosecutors intervened a pickup driven by Derickson Otero with passenger Gloymer Izquierdo, finding tools linked to drug trafficking such as a cordless drill and spare battery rather than drugs in that vehicle.[1][2] Both men were also detained.[1][2]
Provincial prosecutor Edith Ccora Soto led the operation with anti-drug prosecutors, Dirandro and Divinesp police.[1][2] Caretas said the action targeted routes moving drugs toward southern Peru.[2]
The three detainees were all Peruvian nationals, seated as driver, co-driver and a third passenger in the rear of the van, according to investigative sources.[3] Interior Minister Vicente Tiburcio attended the procedure with General Óscar Arriola and General Santos, who supervised the opening of the van and the hidden compartments.[3] Agents found packages marked with images including Christ the Redeemer, a horse and an octopus, which investigators attribute to possible brands of drug-trafficking organisations.[3] A Criminalística officer opened the first packages at the scene and preliminarily confirmed they contained marijuana.[3] Investigators said false walls inside the van hid the drug, and that the vehicle carried no other merchandise that could deflect attention from it.[3] Dirandro sources said the investigation remains open to establish the drug’s final destination and possible links to national and international trafficking networks.[3]
