Navy seizes 2,980 kg of marijuana off Tumaco; 3 held
Colombia's Navy intercepted a boat off Tumaco, Nariño, on 26 September 2024, arresting three Colombians aboard with 148 bales. Laboratory tests confirmed 2,980 kg of marijuana plus 755 kg of cocaine, valued together at $44 million.
On the night of 26 September 2024, Colombia’s Navy intercepted a suspicious boat
in Pacific waters near Tumaco, Nariño.[1]The boat was crewed by three
Colombian nationals and was carrying a total load of 3,735 kilograms of drugs.[1]Navy units on maritime control detected the boat by radar, and a Tumaco
Coast Guard unit pursued it to a maritime interdiction.[1]Inspectors found
148 bales of different shapes and sizes containing illicit substances aboard the
boat.[1]The three crew members, aged 33, 42 and 52, were captured and taken
with the cargo and the boat to the Tumaco Coast Guard Station.[1]
The CTI’s Preliminary Homologated Identification Test confirmed the packages
held 2,980 kilograms of marijuana and 755 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride.[1]Authorities valued the seizure at 44 million dollars, more than 186 billion
Colombian pesos, saying it stopped about 2.3 million doses reaching the
international market.[1]
The operation was part of the Navy’s integral maritime security strategy on the
Pacific coast, described as a key drug-trafficking route toward Central America
and other destinations.[1]
Photos and video
Bales aboard the boat intercepted off Tumaco that held 2,980 kg of marijuana and 755 kg of cocaine. Photo: Armada Nacional via InfobaePhoto details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
3
Cannabis
2.98 t
Agency type
Coast guard, Military
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (2.98 t)
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Vehicle
Sources
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The 755 kg of cocaine hydrochloride is mentioned only to explain the mixed load and is excluded from cannabis figures.
The reported total of 3,735 kg and the valuation of 44 million dollars cover marijuana and cocaine together, so only the 2,980 kg marijuana portion is recorded and no value is recorded.
The 148 bales have no separate cannabis-only weight beyond the confirmed 2,980 kg, so no additional package count is recorded in figures.
No names were published for the three Tumaco detainees; the five names in the article belong to the separate Honduras cocaine case.
No charges, custody ruling or court outcome for the Tumaco crew were reported.
The other photos and video in the article show the separate Honduras cocaine interception and are excluded as a different, out-of-scope event.
Only one accessible source for this Tumaco seizure could be opened; searches for a second account found no additional accessible report.
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