SENAD seizes 1,668 kg of marijuana at stash camps in Maracaná
SENAD agents searched two rural properties at Maracana, Canindeyu, over the weekend and eliminated 1,668 kilos of marijuana, including 1,516 kilos of chopped cannabis and 172 kilos of pressed packs. Prosecutor Juan Benegas accompanied the operation, which investigators say targeted a stash feeding the Brazilian market.
Special agents of SENAD, from Regional Office No. 4 in Salto del Guaira,
searched two rural properties around Maracana, Canindeyu, after intelligence
work identified them as marijuana stash points.[1]The stash and processing
centre stood in a wooded area.[2]Anti-drug prosecutor Juan Benegas
accompanied the team.[1]
Officers eliminated 1,668 kilos of marijuana, including 1,516 kilos of chopped
marijuana in 85 bags and 172 kilos of pressed marijuana in 25 packs.[1]They
also found a camp holding presses, sprayers, hydraulic jacks and other items
used to process and condition the drug.[1]The seized load was placed under
the custody of the Public Ministry.[1]
Investigators said the load was likely bound for the Brazilian market, linking
the stash points to cross-border trafficking logistics in the frontier zone.[1]SENAD described the action as part of its standing work to disrupt the
infrastructure used to store, process and move marijuana to outside markets.[1]
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The articles give no separate raid date beyond the 2 November 2026 publications, which describe the operation as taking place that weekend, so the publication date stands in for the event date.
No arrests, detentions or suspects were reported, and no street value for the 1,668 kilos was published.
The exact rural properties in Maracana were not named, so the pin sits at the town.
Both opened accounts trace to the SENAD release, with Diario HOY publishing a SENAD photo; no independent account was found.
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