26-year-old arrested with 70 doses of marijuana in Piendamó
National Police SIJIN officers arrested a 26-year-old man in the barrio Nacional of Piendamó, Cauca, and seized 70 doses of marijuana from him. He was handed to the Attorney General's Office on suspicion of drug trafficking, and no court decision has been reported.
National Police officers arrested a 26-year-old man caught in the act in the
barrio Nacional of Piendamó, Cauca.[1][2][3]The operation was carried out by the
National Police’s Criminal Investigation Section (SIJIN) as part of control and
intervention work in different parts of the town.[1][2][3]Officers found 70 doses
of marijuana on the man and seized them.[1][2][3]The arrest was on suspicion of
trafficking, manufacturing or carrying narcotics, an offence in Colombia’s
Criminal Code.[1][2]
The man was taken with the seized material to the Attorney General’s Office
(Fiscalía General de la Nación) for judicial proceedings.[4][3]The police
statement and Diario del Sur say a court will decide the man’s legal position,
respecting due process and the presumption of innocence.[1]
The police said the arrest was part of operations in the municipality against
local drug trafficking, and that patrols continue in Piendamó’s neighbourhoods
to find distribution points.[1]
The commander of the Cauca Police Department, Colonel Gerson Bedoya Piraquive, said the force would keep answering residents’ requests and hand cases that may constitute a crime to the competent authorities.[3]
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Radio Diezradiodiezmas.comESPOLICÍA NACIONAL CAPTURÓ A UN HOMBRE POR EL PRESUNTO DELITO DE TRÁFICO DE ESTUPEFACIENTES EN PIENDAMÓ, CAUCA.
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The accounts give no separate date for the arrest; 9 November 2026, the publication dates of both articles, is used as the incident date.
No weight in grams was published for the 70 doses, so no kilogram figure is recorded.
Diario del Sur gives the man's name as a purported identification while Radio Diez gives only his age; no charges filed or court ruling were reported.
Diario del Sur is part of the same Grupo Editorial Central network as other recent Colombian titles, and Radio Diez repeats the same police statement, so the two accounts are not independent.
Diario del Cauca belongs to the same Grupo Editorial Central network as Diario del Sur, so the two accounts are not independent.
The article gives no separate date for the arrest; 9 November 2026, its publication date, is used as the incident date.
Diario del Cauca belongs to the same Grupo Editorial Central network as the Diario del Sur report already cited, so its account of the police statement is not independent.
The page gives no weight in grams for the 70 doses and no separate date for the arrest beyond its 9 November 2026 publication date.
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