In a joint operation by the National Police and the Attorney General’s Office, authorities seized two tonnes of marijuana in the municipality of Sabaneta, Antioquia.[1] The load was carried in a cargo truck travelling departmental roads, camouflaged in boxes to simulate legal merchandise.[1] An intelligence operation intercepted the marijuana-loaded truck, whose final destination was the metropolitan area of Medellin.[1]
According to official information, the drug belonged to the organized criminal group Los Triana and was destined for the Valle de Aburra metropolitan area, where it would be distributed to strengthen illegal economies and expand drug-trafficking networks.[1] Investigators established that the stash had been acquired in the department of Cauca by the Dagoberto Ramos criminal organization, one of the FARC dissidences under the command of alias Ivan Mordisco.[1] The seizure prevented the circulation of millions of doses in Medellin and neighbouring municipalities and directly affected Los Triana’s finances from planned retail sale in the comunas of the Valle de Aburra.[1]
The National Police director said the operation weakened the criminal groups’ financial and operational capacity and kept the drugs off the streets.[1] Authorities are investigating whether more people were involved and are continuing controls to block the flow of drugs toward urban centres.[1]
