Police dog finds 500 g of marijuana in a Planeta Rica courier parcel
A police dog found 500 grams of marijuana in a parcel at a courier company in Planeta Rica, Córdoba, and officers seized it before it could be shipped. No arrest was reported, and police said checks on courier and freight firms in the department would continue.
🇨🇴 Planeta Rica, Córdoba, Colombia
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Cannabis
500 g
Officers of the Carabineros and Environmental Protection Group of the Córdoba
police department seized500 grams (0.5 kg) of marijuana at a courier company in
Planeta Rica, a municipality in Córdoba.[1]The drug was inside a
plastic-wrapped parcel among packages due to be shipped.[1]A police dog
trained to detect narcotics and its handler found the parcel.[1]The check
took place in the loading area of one of the courier firms, where police say
they carry out supervision regularly.[2]The parcel was seized before it could
continue its journey, and no arrest was reported.[1]
The Córdoba police department said it had seized 728 kilograms and 780 grams of
marijuana across the department so far in 2026, against 500 kilograms and 66
grams in the same period of 2025, a rise of 46%.[1]The force said it would
keep reinforcing checks on courier companies and freight vehicles throughout the
department so they are not used to move drugs.[3]
Photos and video
Two National Police officers and a sniffer dog with the parcel of marijuana seized at a courier company in Planeta Rica. Photo: Policía Nacional de Colombia, via El Meridiano. Source: Policía Nacional de Colombia, via El Meridiano
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