Colombia: seizure of a drug shipment with pictures of Pablo Escobar

The figure of Pablo Emilio Escobar continues to generate controversy. It is true that the Colombian corporal died almost 26 years ago, but his criminal heritage does not seem to have an end.

This time, the name of Pablo Escobar is linked to the seizure of a drug shipment in the department of Cauca, in southern Colombia.

The Traffic and Transport Section of the Colombian National Police registered the goods in a truck that was traveling between the municipalities of Caloto and Santander de Quilichao, north of the department, and discovered a ton and a half of marijuana ready to be taken abroad, accompanied by photographs of famous criminals Pablo Escobar Gaviria and Osama bin Laden.

"In the La Ladrillera area, officials set up a checkpoint, and then the truck driver was forced to stop to check the load he was carrying. They first verified that it was a lot of mattresses, but during a more detailed check, it was found that among these elements, they hid marijuana, wrapped in packaging of about a kilo (2.2 pounds), "said the police commander in the newspaper. Cauca, Colonel Fabio Rojas, at the National News Network Colprensa.

The truck was moving between the municipalities of Caloto and Santander de Quilichao. https://t.co/BmlxEz6Mvs

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During the judicial inspection, officials drew attention to the fact that the parcels were labeled with photographs of Pablo Escobar Gaviria, one of the world's drug trafficking parents. and the jihadist terrorist of Saudi origin Osama bin Laden, according to the newspaper El Universal.

"These photographs are like guides to facilitate the delivery of goods already abroad and to certify which criminal organization has produced this hallucinogen, as well as its place of origin. is also a certificate of quality, "he said. on the other side, one of the members of the intelligence group of the Transit and Transport Section.

The judicial authorities indicated that the driver of the vehicle had been captured and placed at the disposal of the Prosecutor for the crime of drug trafficking.