1.669 marijuana packages in a truck seized at the Bolivian–Brazilian border; driver jailed
Bolivian police seized 1,669 packages of marijuana weighing over 1.24 tonnes hidden in a truck bound for Brazil, in the border municipality of Puerto Suárez, under the Frontera Segura plan. One Bolivian was detained and sent to preventive detention, and the truck was seized for the criminal investigation.
Over 1.2 tonnes of marijuana were seized in an anti-drug operation in the border
municipality of Puerto Suárez, Santa Cruz, after officers found the drug being
transported in a truck with a final destination of Brazil.[1]
Officers found 1,669 packages of marijuana weighing a total of 1,240 kilograms,
hidden between bags, pallets and a tarp, in the operation carried out under the
Frontera Segura plan run by the Ministry of Government and the National Police.[1]Bolivian Police General Commander Adrián Álvarez said the seizure of
controlled substances, marijuana, amounted to a total of 1,240,126 grams, and
put the economic impact on drug trafficking at about US$1,624,000.[2]
One Bolivian citizen was detained as the person transporting the load, and the
truck was seized and left at the disposal of the authorities for the criminal
investigation.[1]The detainee is in preventive detention while investigations
continue to identify the other people who took part in moving the drug, as
authors, co-authors, accomplices and cover-ups, said Álvarez.[1]Government
Minister Marco Antonio Oviedo said the operation took place in Puerto Quijarro,
on the border with Brazil, and as part of the Frontera Segura plan’s actions.[2]
Photos and video
The seized truck and the marijuana packages found in Puerto Suárez, in the photo published with the La Patria report. Photo: La PatriaPhoto details
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Open questions the AI reported
EL DEBER dated the operation 23 September 2026, while La Patria's report was published 24 September; 23 September is used as the incident date.
La Razón and Folha MS gave the weight as 1,249.12 kg while the police figure is 1,240,126 g (1,240.126 kg); the police figure is used.
No name was published for the detained driver, and no charges or court outcome beyond preventive detention were reported; the case was at the investigation stage.
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.
Felcn's detector dog Lía alerted on two bags in the parcel store of an interprovincial transport company in southern Cochabamba. Officers found 42 vacuum-sealed packages that tested positive for marijuana. No weight or arrest was reported.
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.
