4.9 kg of marijuana found floating off Punta Brava beach in Morrocoy
Guardia Nacional officers on a coastal foot patrol found three floating marijuana panels totalling 4.9 kg off Punta Brava beach in Morrocoy National Park, Falcón. The drugs were seized under chain-of-custody protocols and the case was referred to the 21st Public Ministry prosecutor, with no detentions reported.
🇻🇪 Playa Punta Brava, Parque Nacional Morrocoy, municipio Silva, Falcón · Venezuela
Cannabis
4.9 kg
Agencies
Guardia Nacional Bolivariana (GNB), Fiscalía 21 del Ministerio Público
Officers of the First Company of Detachment 133 of the Bolivarian National Guard
found the packages while on a foot patrol along the beachfront when they spotted
the wrappers dragged by the waves.[1]Three panels of marijuana weighing a
total of 4.9 kilograms were found floating at the shoreline of Punta Brava
beach, inside Morrocoy National Park in Silva municipality, Falcón state.[1]The seizure occurred at 6:30 in the evening on the previous Thursday during
coastal surveillance work.[1]
After securing the perimeter and collecting the packages to verify their
contents, officers confirmed the illicit substance and seized it under
chain-of-custody protocols.[1]A second outlet confirmed the same seizure of
three marijuana panels weighing four kilos and 900 grams, seized under
chain-of-custody procedures.[2]
The military component formally notified the procedure and referred the case to
the 21st Prosecutor’s Office of the Public Ministry, which will lead the
investigation into the origin of the drugs and those responsible.[1]Available
information does not say how the packages reached the Punta Brava coast or
whether anyone has been detained in the case.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Cannabis
4.9 kg
Agencies
Guardia Nacional Bolivariana (GNB); Fiscalía 21 del Ministerio Público
Agency type
Gendarmerie, Prosecutor
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (4.9 kg)
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Falcón
Date
Approximate
Sources
Diario La Callelacalle.com.veESIncautan casi cinco kilos de marihuana flotando en la orilla de una playa en Morrocoy
El Público TVelpublicotv.comESAutoridades incautaron un cargamento de más de 4 kilos de marihuana flotando en la orilla de playa del Parque Nacional Morrocoy
Open questions the AI reported
The reports say the find occurred at 6:30 p.m. on the previous Thursday; 12 November 2026 is inferred from the 13 November publication dates and is used as the incident date.
The marijuana is reported as three panels weighing four kilos and 900 grams, with no laboratory confirmation reported.
No detentions, suspects, charges or court outcome were reported; the case was at the investigation stage under the 21st Prosecutor's Office.
How the packages reached the Punta Brava shore was not established in the reports.
Both accounts reproduce the same military report to the prosecutor's office and are not independent witness accounts.
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