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Police seize half a ton of marijuana in Armenia

Police in Armenia seized half a ton of marijuana distributed in 266 packages transported in a pickup, an operation highlighted by President Abelardo de la…

--- The context --- Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella highlighted on his social media accounts a seizure carried out by the Police in the city of Armenia, in a year that has already seen several operations by national and regional authorities against drug trafficking on roads in the department of Quindío. --- The facts --- The Police seized half a ton of marijuana that was being transported in a pickup in Armenia. The shipment was distributed in 266 packages and was discovered thanks to search and verification work by uniformed officers, as the president himself highlighted. There were apparently no people captured in the operation. The pickup in which the hallucinogen was being transported was seized, and it is unknown where this quantity of narcotics came from, pending further official information. --- The positions --- On his X account, the president argued in reported speech that there is no truce against drug trafficking and that the Police dealt a new blow in Armenia, Quindío, with this seizure of half a ton divided into 266 packages. The president added, also in reported speech, that these are drugs that will not reach the streets, will not poison young people and will not keep financing criminal structures, and he proposed closing the way to narcoterrorists in every corner of Colombia. --- What remains unknown --- The origin of the shipment and the official detail of the procedure remain to be established. The Quindío Police are expected to provide details of this seizure in the city of Armenia in the coming hours. --- Unanswered questions --- Where did the half ton of marijuana seized in Armenia come from? Why were there apparently no people captured in the operation? What details will the Quindío Police provide about the 266 packages and the seized pickup? --- EPM analysis --- The case adds to several operations carried out this year against drug trafficking, especially against cocaine and marijuana on roads in Quindío, and it shows the weight of search and verification controls in intercepting shipments before they reach the streets. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the seizure of half a ton in Armenia matters most for young people and families, because this is drugs that will not reach the streets and will not keep financing criminal structures. The operation, with 266 packages removed and the pickup seized, strengthens the state's presence on Quindío roads, although the picture will remain incomplete while the shipment's origin is unknown and no arrests are apparently linked to the operation.
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