Venezuela’s National Guard found more than five tonnes of marijuana hidden in a fuel tanker at a checkpoint in Ureña, on the Colombian border, with the find announced on 24 February 2013.[1] The drugs sat in a concealed bottom section of the tanker, which had come from Colombia, according to the government’s anti-drugs office.[1] Interior and Justice Minister Néstor Reverol announced the seizure, and one person was detained.[1] Ureña lies in Táchira state, an area the report describes as having high levels of contraband flow with Colombia.[1]
Five tonnes of marijuana seized from fuel tanker at Ureña
Venezuela's National Guard found more than five tonnes of marijuana hidden in a concealed compartment of a fuel tanker at a checkpoint in Ureña, on the Colombian border, and detained one person. The tanker had come from Colombia, and the find was announced by the interior minister on 24 February 2013.
🇻🇪 Ureña, Táchira · Venezuela
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 5 t
- Agency
- Bolivarian National Guard
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis
- Case stage
- Under investigation
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 5 t
- Agency
- Bolivarian National Guard
- Agency type
- Gendarmerie
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis (5 t)
- Activity
- Smuggling
- Setting
- Vehicle, Land border
- Case stage
- Under investigation
- Region
- Táchira
- Route
- Colombia → Venezuela via Ureña
- Date
- Approximate
Sources
- InSight Crimeinsightcrime.orgArchived copyVenezuela Seizes 5 Tons of Marijuana Near Colombian Border
Open questions the AI reported
- The article gives the 24 February announcement date; the exact day of the checkpoint search is unclear.
- The detained person's identity and any charges were not reported.
- The whole account rests on a single report citing the anti-drugs office and the interior minister.
- The source page shows a photo captioned as officials with the seized marijuana, but the image could not be viewed for verification, so no media is listed.
