25-year-old held after crash reveals marijuana in Pasaquina, El Salvador
El Salvador's National Civil Police detained Freddy Azael Amaya Zúñiga, 25, after he was involved in a traffic accident at kilometre 193 of the Pan-American Highway in Pasaquina, La Unión Norte, and officers found a large marijuana package hidden in his vehicle. No weight was published, and he was to be referred to the courts for alleged illicit drug trafficking.
🇸🇻 Kilometre 193, Pan-American Highway, Pasaquina, La Unión Norte · El Salvador
El Salvador’s National Civil Police said a 25-year-old man was detained after
police found a large portion of marijuana he was allegedly carrying hidden in a
vehicle.[1]Police identified the detainee as Freddy Azael Amaya Zúñiga.[2]Police said the vehicle had been involved in a traffic accident at kilometre 193
of the Pan-American Highway in Pasaquina, La Unión Norte.[2]Diario El Mundo’s
roundup of Sunday detentions places the arrest on Sunday, 6 September 2026.[3]Agents were attending the crash when the driver’s behaviour aroused their
suspicions.[2]They searched the vehicle and found a large package that,
according to the official version, contained marijuana.[2]Diario1 reported
that the police account said the agents found the marijuana package hidden in
the vehicle and then detained him.[1]
The package was seized as evidence for the judicial proceedings that would
follow.[2]Police said Amaya Zúñiga would be referred to the Attorney
General’s Office so it could bring him before the corresponding court to face
illicit drug trafficking.[1]The PNC said he would be referred for the crime
of illicit drug trafficking.[2]
The stretch of highway where the procedure took place lies in the district of
Pasaquina, in La Unión Norte department, near El Salvador’s eastern border.[2]Under Salvadoran law, sanctions for possessing, transporting, distributing or
selling illicit substances range from about 10 to 15 years in prison, depending
on quantity and circumstances.[2]The official report left open whether the
25-year-old acted alone or whether others were linked to moving the package.[2]
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Police handout of Freddy Azael Amaya Zúñiga, the 25-year-old detained at kilometre 193 of the Pan-American Highway in Pasaquina. Photo: Policía Nacional Civil via InfobaePhoto details
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Source: InfobaePolice-issued picture illustrating the detention over the large marijuana portion found hidden in the crashed vehicle in Pasaquina. Photo: PNC via Diario1Photo details
No weight was published for the marijuana package, only that it was large, so no cannabis kilograms can be recorded.
Infobae describes a large hidden package while Diario1 calls it a large portion; the packaging or weight was not published.
Diario El Mundo dates the arrest to Sunday 6 September 2026; Infobae published on 7 September without a separate incident date, and the police statement's exact date was not seen directly.
The other vehicle, any other people involved in the crash, injuries and material damage were not reported.
No charge filing, custody ruling or court outcome was reported; only the announced referral to the Attorney General's Office and the courts.
The 10 to 15 years mentioned is the general statutory penalty range, not a sentence, so no prison figure is recorded.
The Infobae lead image and a second picture are marked illustrative and generic, so only the two police-courtesy pictures and the Diario1 police picture are listed as media.
Diario El Mundo's article is chiefly about a separate La Hachadura detention and lists this arrest among five Sunday detentions; those other events are left out here.
El Salvador's Attorney General's Office and National Civil Police arrested a 41-year-old man at his home in the residencial Santa Teresa in Santa Tecla, La Libertad Sur, on 6 November 2026, seizing portions of marijuana and cocaine along with grinders, pipes, a scale and two phones. Police said he would be sent to the courts for illicit drug trafficking; no weights or court outcome were reported.
National Civil Police agents arrested César Danilo López Hernández, 34, inside a higher-education centre in San Salvador on 6 November 2026, saying he carried marijuana and cash hidden in a backpack and tried to flee. Police did not identify the university or give the amount of marijuana or money, and said he will be referred for possession and holding with intent to traffic.
El Salvador's Attorney General's Office and National Civil Police carried out five raids in San Salvador Centro and arrested a man and a woman accused of forcing minors to sell drugs, with a third arrest warrant outstanding. Investigators said the case began in October 2026 when a 15-year-old caught selling drugs told officers adults beat him and made him distribute the substances.
El Salvador's National Civil Police arrested 21-year-old Ederson Stanley Santos Bermúdez in the Mejicanos district of San Salvador Centro on 4 November 2026 and seized several bags of marijuana it said were prepared for sale, plus a mobile phone. He was to be referred for possession and holding of drugs, with no weight or court outcome reported.
