National Police officers captured Reynaldo Obando Sobalvarro, 25, at 2:20 a.m. on Friday 14 May 2021 in comarca Amakita, a rural district in the Ayapal micro-region of San José de Bocay, Jinotega.[1] Commissioner General Marvin Castro, chief of the National Police in Jinotega, said the arrest was a result of the Muro de Contención strategy against drug trafficking and organised crime.[1] He also cited the Plan de Seguridad en el Campo, the force’s rural security plan.[1] Police described the man as a drug seller in the department.[1] The National Police announced the seizure at a press conference at the Germán Pomares police delegation in Jinotega.[1]
Officers seized two MACEN sacks containing eight rectangular packages of green herb.[1] A field test was positive for marijuana, and police weighed the packages at 40 pounds (about 18.1 kg).[1] A technical investigation team inspected the scene, investigated it and took photographs.[1] The team took samples of the green herb, and chemical testing concluded it was marijuana.[1]
Castro said the man and the evidence would be sent to the competent authorities to begin prosecution.[1] The National Police said he had been captured for supplying drugs in Jinotega, and that 40 pounds of marijuana had been taken from him.[2] Police said the detained suspects and the evidence were already before the competent authorities for prosecution.[2] La Nueva Radio YA reported that he had been captured and processed for supplying drugs.[3]
