Peru and Brazil seize about 14 tonnes of skunk-type marijuana by the Yavarí river
Peruvian police and soldiers acting with Brazilian troops seized about 14 tonnes of skunk-type marijuana on the Peruvian bank of the Yavarí river, in Loreto's Mariscal Ramón Castilla province, along with rifles, a submachine gun and ammunition. Peru's defence ministry first reported about eight tonnes; the larger figure came after the load was weighed jointly.
🇵🇪 Río Yavarí, Mariscal Ramón Castilla, Loreto · Peru
Peruvian police and armed forces working with Brazilian troops seized a large
marijuana consignment on the banks of the Yavarí river, in Peru’s Loreto region,
as part of a joint operation against drug trafficking in the Amazon triple
border area.[1][2]Peru’s defence ministry said about eight tonnes of marijuana
were taken on 6 May, the second day of the operation.[1]The marijuana was
found on the banks of the Javari, the river marking this stretch of the
Brazil-Peru border, on Peruvian territory.[3]
Brazilian and Peruvian forces later put the haul at about 14 tonnes of
skunk-type marijuana.[3][2]Soldiers also reported finding four .22 rifles, a
5.56 mm Micro Galil rifle, a 9 mm Micro Uzi submachine gun, ammunition and
ballistic vests with the load.[3][2]
Peruvian officers also destroyed a large drug laboratory and illegal camps
during the operation, according to the defence ministry.[1]
The dismantled production camps were located at Quebrada Zacambú and the community of Limones.[2]The camps had advanced infrastructure for drying and pressing creepy-type marijuana.[2]A Brazilian Navy vessel moved the 14 tonnes to the headquarters for custody after the official weighing was completed.[2]After binational protocols, the whole consignment was to be repatriated to Peru for final incineration under Dirandro surveillance.[2]
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Ministerio de Defensa del Perúgob.peESFuerzas del orden de Perú y Brasil incautan cerca de 9 toneladas de droga y armamento en la triple frontera
Canal Ncanaln.peESIncautan 14 toneladas de marihuana en la frontera con Brasil | Canal N
G1g1.globo.comPTMais de 15 toneladas de drogas são apreendidas em operação militar na fronteira do Amazonas com o Peru
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The sources give no count of arrests, charges, suspects or people detained in connection with the seizure.
The ministry first reported about eight tonnes of marijuana on 6 May; Brazil's military later confirmed about 14 tonnes after the load was transported to Tabatinga and reweighed, and the report uses the later figure.
The video's figure of nearly 15 tonnes of marijuana conflicts with Brazilian accounts, which put total drugs including cocaine at more than 15 tonnes; the report treats the 14 tonnes as the marijuana total.
The seized product is described as skunk-type marijuana; no breakdown by package or weight of individual parcels was published.
The military accounts give no street value for the marijuana, and the video's 'other materials' are not itemised.
The exact spot on the Yavarí river where the load was found was not named; coordinates are for Mariscal Ramón Castilla province.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in Exitosa Noticias: Exitosa Noticias, a Peruvian radio and television outlet, reported the operation on the Amazon triple border as a powerful blow to drug trafficking.
The article gives no separate date for the raid; 10 May 2026 is its publication date and stands in for the event.
The article names no arrests, charges or suspects.
The claimed Ecuador origin and intended transit to Brazil and Europe is a single fiscal-investigation account and is not otherwise corroborated.
The article gives the international value only as millions of dollars with no specific figure.
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