Three held with about 53 kg of marijuana on the Panamericana Sur in Lurín
Lurín police detained three men, including a serving Air Force non-commissioned officer and a discharged Army member, at kilometre 31 of the Panamericana Sur in Lima. Officers found about 53 kilograms of cannabis sativa in two raffia sacks during a search of a trailer and a car, and handed the men and the drug to the Public Ministry.
🇵🇪 Kilometre 31, Panamericana Sur, Lurín, Lima · Peru
Officers of the Lurín police station broke up a group they called ‘Los
Traqueteros del Sur’, suspected of offences against public health in the form of
illicit drug trafficking.[1]They detained Rolando Aquise Olarte, 41, Walter
Arturo Acosta Vásquez, 32, and Efraín Conde Quispe, 29.[1]Acosta Vásquez is
described as a discharged member of the Army and Conde Quispe as a second-class
non-commissioned officer of the Peruvian Air Force.[1]The intervention took
place at kilometre 31 of the Panamericana Sur, south to north, near the Yanbal
factory, during identity checks and crime-prevention work on that road.[1]
Officers saw two vehicles apparently transferring bundles in raffia sacks that
gave off a strong smell of cannabis sativa (marijuana).[1]A search of the
vehicles found two raffia sacks holding about 53 kilograms of cannabis sativa.[1]Officers seized four mobile phones as evidence.[1]Police impounded a
trailer and a car that they said had been used to carry the drug.[1]
The three detainees, the drug and the two vehicles were taken to the competent
police station, where legal proceedings continue under the Public Ministry.[1]
Photos and video
Image captioned as the detained men transporting 50 kilos of drug hidden in raffia sacks; La República labels it a composition. Image: Composición La RepúblicaPhoto details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
3
Cannabis
53 kg
Agency type
Military, Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (53 kg)
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Other building
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
La Repúblicalarepublica.peESSuboficial y exintegrante de la Fuerza Aérea del Perú fueron detenidos transportando más de 50 kilos de marihuana
Open questions the AI reported
The article gives no separate date for the operation; 1 May 2026 is its publication date and is used as the incident date.
Only one source could be opened; no police or prosecution statement and no second outlet reporting the same intervention was found.
The headline puts the load at more than 50 kilos while the text says around 53 kilograms, an approximate figure rather than a laboratory weight.
The headline calls one detainee a former Air Force member while the text describes Efraín Conde Quispe as a serving second-class non-commissioned officer; the report follows the text.
No charges, custody ruling or court outcome were reported, and the case was still with the Public Ministry.
The page's only picture is caption-coded as a La República composition of the seized load, so it is linked as media with that caveat rather than treated as a documentary photograph.
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