FELCN seizes 317 kg of marijuana from a van at the Oruro–Potosí border
FELCN officers intercepted a Mitsubishi van on the road between Villamar and Villa Alota in Oruro at 03:45 on 26 March and found 325 packets weighing 317 kg 950 g of marijuana. Two men, aged 31 and 35, were detained and face charges of large-volume trafficking; the drug's origin and destination are still under investigation.
The Oruro provincial prosecutor’s office ran an early-morning operation at 03:45
on 26 March on the road linking the Villamar community with Villa Alota, on the
border toward Potosí.[1]FELCN officers intercepted a Mitsubishi van whose two
occupants, men aged 31 and 35, tried to flee on noticing the police and were
brought to the ground.[1]
A search found 325 ovoid packets wrapped in beige and black packing tape and
clear nylon; a drug test confirmed the green herb inside was marijuana.[1]The
total weighed 317 kilos950 grams of marijuana, which the prosecutor’s office
said was worth about three million bolivianos.[1]
The prosecutor’s office said it would formally charge the two men with
traffickingcontrolled substances in aggravated large-volume cases.[1]The two
men exercised their right to remain silent while authorities investigated the
drug’s origin and destination.[1]
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The two suspects' full identities and prior records are not published; they exercised their right to remain silent.
The origin and destination of the marijuana, and the route it was moving along, remain open questions in the investigation.
The 3,000,000 bolivianos figure is the prosecutor's office's estimate of street value, not a court valuation.
No second, independent source could be opened (notibolivia.com returned a 403), so all facts rest on this single La Patria account.
The two photos on the page are captioned only 'Imagen referencial' (reference image) and 'Felcn Referencial' and are not confirmed to depict this van, this seizure or these two suspects, so they are not recorded as media.
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