Bolivian anti-drug officers arrested three people, two women and one man, in Puerto Quijarro, the Bolivian town across the border from Corumbá, Brazil.[1] The operation was carried out by an Umopar unit, the mobile rural patrol unit of Bolivia’s anti-narcotics force, under the Frontera Segura 2.0 programme.[1][2]

The three were stopped in a vehicle carrying 31 packages of marijuana.[3][2][4] Officers then searched a property linked to one of those involved and found another seven packages, making 38 in all.[3][2][4] Field tests on the substance were positive for marijuana.[3][2] The searched house, the vehicle used to carry the drug and two mobile phones were seized.[3][2][4]

The three suspects were handed to Bolivia’s Public Ministry, the prosecutors’ office, for investigation.[3]

La Voz Bolivia reported that the operation took place in Puerto Suárez municipality under the Frontera Segura 2.0 – Vecino Seguro plan.[5] La Voz Bolivia said the same force report recorded the seizure of a house, a vehicle and two mobile phones for the investigation.[5] ABI, the Bolivian state news agency, published the same force statement describing the 31 packages found in a vehicle and seven in a linked property.[6]