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Colombian Police Seize 458kg of Marijuana and Escobar-Branded Packages After Traffic Stop

Police in Colombia seized 458.5kg of marijuana and packages featuring Pablo Escobar's image after a traffic stop.

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Authorities seized 458.5 kilograms of a substance with characteristics similar to marijuana from the vehicle. [1] Colombian police in the Valle del Cauca region stopped a Hyundai Tucson driver for failing to obey a stop signal at kilometer 78 in the El Presidente sector of San Pedro. [2] On 2026-09-02, the National Police of Colombia's Valle del Cauca Section of Traffic and Transport seized 1,369.35 kilograms of marijuana in two operations on major road corridors. [3] When ordered to stop, the driver of the Mitsubishi Outlander ignored the signal and fled, leading to a collision with a police patrol car and a motorcycle that killed one person and injured three occupants of the motorcycle. [4] Investigators discovered packages wrapped in black plastic containing the seized marijuana, some of which featured the image of Pablo Escobar. [5] Authorities recovered 732.8 kilograms of marijuana from the Mitsubishi Outlander, and the driver was captured and transferred to a hospital under police custody. [6] In a second operation on 2026-09-02 at kilometer 103 of the Mediacanoa-La Virginia highway in Toro, police identified a Mitsubishi Outlander suspected of transporting drugs. [7]
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  1. Authorities seized 458.5 kilograms of a substance with characteristics similar to marijuana from the vehicle. · Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo
  2. Colombian police in the Valle del Cauca region stopped a Hyundai Tucson driver for failing to obey a stop signal at kilometer 78 in the El Presidente sector of San Pedro. · Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo
  3. On 2026-09-02, the National Police of Colombia's Valle del Cauca Section of Traffic and Transport seized 1,369.35 kilograms of marijuana in two operations on major road corridors. · El Tiempo
  4. When ordered to stop, the driver of the Mitsubishi Outlander ignored the signal and fled, leading to a collision with a police patrol car and a motorcycle that killed one person and injured three occupants of the motorcycle. · El Tiempo
  5. Investigators discovered packages wrapped in black plastic containing the seized marijuana, some of which featured the image of Pablo Escobar. · Semana - Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo
  6. Authorities recovered 732.8 kilograms of marijuana from the Mitsubishi Outlander, and the driver was captured and transferred to a hospital under police custody. · El Tiempo
  7. In a second operation on 2026-09-02 at kilometer 103 of the Mediacanoa-La Virginia highway in Toro, police identified a Mitsubishi Outlander suspected of transporting drugs. · El Tiempo
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