1,442 kg of marijuana seized from rural cache in Nuquí, Chocó
Colombian military forces seized 1,442 kg of marijuana discovered in an illegal storage cache in rural Nuquí, Chocó. Authorities estimated the shipment, packed in 60 sacks and attributed to the Clan del Golfo, was valued at over nine million US dollars.
Colombian military units seized1,442 kilograms of marijuana after locating an
illegal storage cache in a rural area of Nuquí municipality, in the Pacific
department of Chocó.[1]Troops from Marine Infantry Battalion No. 23, attached
to Joint Task Force Titán, together with units of the Pacific Naval Force,
discovered the cache containing 60 sacks filled with rectangular packages.[2]No arrests were reported in connection with the discovery of the cache.[3]
The seized sacks were transported aboard the amphibious landing vessel ARC Bahía
Solano to the neighbouring municipality of Bahía Solano.[2]The Technical
Investigation Corps of the Attorney General’s Office performed preliminary
identification testing, confirming the substance as 1,442 kilograms of
marijuana.[3]Military authorities, including Marine Infantry Brigadier
General Wilson Martínez, stated that the seizure deprived illegal armed
groups—specifically the Clan del Golfo—of more than nine million US dollars in
illicit revenue.[3]
The operation was carried out under the military’s Ayacucho Strategic Joint
Campaign Plan.[3]According to a Defence Ministry assessment presented to
President Gustavo Petro, Colombian authorities seized nearly 180 tonnes of
marijuana between 1 January and 11 April 2024, a 46 percent increase over the
same period the previous year.[1]
Photos and video
Military handout photograph of the 1,442 kg marijuana seizure in Nuquí, Chocó. Photo: Comando General de las Fuerzas Militares de ColombiaPhoto details
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