Man held with 4 marijuana bags in Vista Alegre, Nasca
Police in Vista Alegre, Nasca, arrested Venezuelan Yojan Wesslis Diaz Sanchez with four bags of apparent marijuana and eight bags of suspected cocaine during an identity-check operation on 11 November 2026. Officers also seized barber tools, a phone, clothing and a scooter; no drug weights or court outcome were reported.
🇵🇪 Puquio crossing, Vista Alegre district, Nasca · Peru
National Police officers detained a 33-year-old Venezuelan man at the Puquio
crossing in the district of Vista Alegre, in Nasca, after finding several bags
of suspected illicit drugs in his possession during an identity-control
operation.[1]The intervention took place on Wednesday 11 November between
1:00 and 2:00 in the afternoon as part of the police operation called Control de
Identidad-2026, carried out by personnel from the Vista Alegre police station.[1]The detained man was identified as Yojan Wesslis Diaz Sanchez, aged 33 and
of Venezuelan nationality, held on suspicion of the public-health offence of
promotion and facilitation of illicit drug trafficking against the Peruvian
state.[1]
During the search, officers found four transparent chupetera-type bags
containing dry leaves, stems and greenish seeds, apparently cannabis sativa
(marijuana).[1]Officers also found another eight bags of the same type
containing a creamy white powdery substance with characteristics similar to
cocaine hydrochloride.[1]
Police also seized three hair clippers, a wooden-handled comb, black scissors, a
ZTE mobile phone and a black jacket with a Nike logo.[1]Police also impounded
a Barsha scooter-type motorcycle with licence plate No. 84096Y.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Agency
Policía Nacional del Perú
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Street or public place
Charge
promoción y favorecimiento al tráfico ilícito de drogas
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Ica
Sources
Correodiariocorreo.peESNasca: detienen a venezolano con marihuana y cocaína en el distrito de Vista Alegre
Open questions the AI reported
No weight was published for the four bags of apparent marijuana or the eight bags of suspected cocaine, so no cannabis kilogram figure is recorded.
The marijuana and cocaine identifications are presumptive, described only by apparent characteristics, with no forensic confirmation reported.
No custody outcome, charge or court result beyond the detention was reported.
The same article separately reports a motorcycle recovered in La Tinguiña during Operation Amanecer Seguro 2026, a different event left out of this report.
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