UMOPAR seizes 146 marijuana packages, detains two in Puerto Quijarro border operation
In a border operation on the Motacucito–Puerto Suárez road, UMOPAR officers from Puerto Quijarro detained two people and seized 146 packages of marijuana found in two premises, plus six hand-rolled marijuana cigarettes, under the Frontera Segura 2.0 plan. A motorcycle, a vehicle, a property, a .22 calibre firearm and two mobile phones were also seized; no weight was published.
🇧🇴 Motacucito–Puerto Suárez road, Puerto Quijarro, Santa Cruz · Bolivia
UMOPAR officers from Puerto Quijarro seized marijuana and detained two people in
a border operation carried out under Bolivia’s Frontera Segura 2.0 plan.[1]
Officers set up static checkpoints on the Motacucito–Puerto Suárez road and
identified a person transporting a bag of marijuana and six hand-rolled
cigarettes made from the same substance.[1]Acting in coordination with the
Public Ministry, officers then searched two premises in the San Francisco and El
Carmen neighbourhoods, where they found 146 packages of marijuana.[1]
Two people were detained, and a motorcycle, a vehicle, a property, a .22 calibre
firearm and two mobile phones were seized.[1]FELCN said it would continue to
reinforce interdiction operations in the country’s border zones as part of its
effort to combat trafficking of controlled substances.[1]
Case data
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Police and prosecutors in Bermejo seized 42.2 kg of marijuana plus 4 grams of cocaine from a vehicle that tried to evade a checkpoint. Four people were charged, with two in preventive detention and two under house arrest, a split the prosecution has appealed.
Bolivia's anti-drug force FELCN seized 18 packages of marijuana from an international bus luggage compartment at the Terminal Bimodal in Santa Cruz and another 10 packages testing positive for marijuana and cocaine base paste from a vehicle near San Ignacio de Velasco. The force opened investigations into the shipments without releasing their weight or saying whether anyone was detained.
Oruro's Fiscalía Especializada de Sustancias Controladas seized marijuana concealed in three bags inside a black suitcase on 9 November 2026 and detained one person. Field tests confirmed marijuana; the detainee is awaiting a custody hearing, and no weight, value or location was disclosed.
