Venezuela seizes 289.5 kg of marijuana in Lara and Falcón
On 27 March 2026 the Special Operations Group, with the National Anti-Drug Command, seized 289.50 kg of marijuana in Barquisimeto, Lara, and Punto Fijo, Falcón, and detained six people. The interior ministry announced the results the next day.
🇻🇪 Punto Fijo, Falcón, and Barquisimeto, Lara · Venezuela
On Friday 27 March 2026, the Special Operations Group (GOES), supported by the National Anti-Drug Command of the Bolivarian National Guard, carried out procedures in Barquisimeto, Lara state, and in Punto Fijo, Falcón state.[1]In Barquisimeto, officers detained five people and seized 77 packages of marijuana weighing 46.75 kg.[1]In Punto Fijo, one man was detained after officers found 446 packages weighing 242.75 kg.[1]
The ministry put the combined seizure at 523 packages weighing 289.50 kg, with six people detained.[1]Officers also held two vehicles, six mobile phones and a satellite positioning device as evidence.[1]It published photographs of the packages laid out in a courtyard and of the phones and vehicles held as evidence.[1]
The case was handed to the Public Prosecutor’s office for investigation.[1]The ministry presented the deployment as part of the government’s campaign against drug trafficking and said it showed its determination to keep drugs off the streets.[1]
Photos and video
A Special Operations Group officer beside a table of numbered mobile phones, banknotes and other evidence from the operation, in front of a GOES backdrop at the Lara base.Photo details
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