CPNB river operation nets 62.8kg marijuana on Isla El Aro
CPNB anti-drug and aquatic units seized 62.8 kilograms of marijuana in four sacks on Isla El Aro, Bolívar, on 1 March 2026 after riverside residents reported suspicious curiara boats from the upper Orinoco. No arrests were reported.
🇻🇪 Isla El Aro, Angostura del Orinoco, Bolívar · Venezuela
- Cannabis
- 62.8 kg
Officers of the Anti-Drug Division and the Aquatic Spaces Police Division of
the Bolivarian National Police seized 62 kilograms and 811 grams of marijuana
on Isla El Aro, in Angostura del Orinoco municipality, on Sunday, March 1,
2026.[1]
The operation took place in the Boca de Aro sector after local residents
alerted officers to suspicious movements of curiara-type boats coming from the
settlements of the upper Orinoco River.[1] Acting on that community
intelligence, officers located the load distributed in four sacks containing
163 wraps of the illicit substance.[1]
Sources
- INCAUTAN MÁS DE 62 KILOS DE MARIHUANA EN BOLÍVAR. Diario del Pueblo, 3 March 2026. In Spanish.
Open questions the AI reported
- No second outlet account of the operation was found, and whether arrests or charges followed was not reported.