During a routine operation in country couriers’ warehouses, two dogs from the Canine Guide Group, Rocco and Lastra, discovered an unusual cargo hidden in a colorful wooden sculpture.
The discovery allowed uniformed officers to identify and seize more than 3,200 grams of cocaine. The shipment came from the city of Pasto and its final destination was Valladolid, Spain.
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Captain Frank Rodríguez, commander of the Bogotá Metropolitan Police canine unit, was responsible for making the official statement about this seizure at the terminal.
According to him, the intervention is part of the Strategy for Security, Dignity and Democracy, within which the Bogotá Metropolitan Police is strengthening controls to stop drug trafficking through delivery services.
When the trained dogs inspected the sculpture, officers confirmed that the illegal substance was hidden inside, carefully disguised to evade traditional inspection systems.
According to the police department Through the measures carried out so far in 2025, around 265,927 grams of cocaine were seized in various procedures.
For the Bogotá Metropolitan Police, the effectiveness of these controls is due to the joint work of specialized teams and the significant participation of the canine unit, which has helped to stop international traffic.
In the course of the latest control operations by the Bogotá city police Agents arrested a twenty-year-old young man of foreign nationality who was trying to bring 35 kilos of marijuana in garbage bags to a newspaper in the Las Cruces sector.
According to the Santa Fe Police Department, the uniformed officers were patrolling the intersection of Carrera 5 and Calle 2 when, after receiving an alert from the radio station about a suspicious person, they intercepted it. The discovery came when examining the inside of several bags, which contained substances with the characteristic appearance and smell of marijuana.
About this operation said Lieutenant Colonel Luis Carlos Torres, commander of the police station in the city of Santa Festated that agents seized nearly 35,000 doses of marijuana allegedly intended for distribution in this sector. The agency added that the captured individual was known in the area due to his suspected connection to the local drug trade.
This diligence is part of a plan of preventive and operational measures that, according to the authorities, has resulted in the seizure of more than 8 tons of marijuana in the capital since the start of these operations. The police deployment in sectors like Las Cruces is a response to efforts to curb micro-trading networks affecting various areas of the city.
After his arrest The suspect was handed over to the Attorney General’s Office, the body responsible for conducting the legal proceedings against him. The case was finally transferred to the jurisdiction of a judge of the Republic, who ordered the imposition of a security measure in a prison for the arrested person.
This type of operation aims to reduce serious crimes for citizens, mainly affected by theft, trafficking and possession of narcotics and extortion, among others. According to some surveys conducted by the district, the perception of insecurity in the city has increased significantly compared to the last two decades, making this moment one of the most critical moments in the matter.
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