Overview
- A binational fluvial operation in Bellavista de Callarú led to the seizure of 9,229.100 kilograms of presumed cannabis sativa, according to the Peruvian Ministry of Defense and military commands.
- The operation was coordinated by the Comando Operacional de la Amazonía through Comando Unificado PUMA and included the Armada Nacional de Colombia, Peru’s Army, Navy, Air Force, Dirandro and the PNP frontier directorate.
- Authorities placed the cargo under formal chain of custody and began fiscal diligences and forensic analysis to verify the substance and trace its origin.
- Reports from military sources flagged a guarded collection point with surveillance equipment and suggested a possible link to the armed group 'Comandos de Frontera,' but those attributions remain under investigation and unconfirmed by forensic or judicial findings.
- The operation reinforces sustained riverine patrols in Mariscal Ramón Castilla, a corridor with roughly 19,000 hectares of coca cultivation, and officials say continued interdictions aim to disrupt the logistics that fund transnational criminal networks and strengthen state presence for local communities.