Overview
- Highway patrol officers stopped the vehicle at kilometer 805 in the Socllaccasa sector of the Abancay–Cusco road.
- A hidden rear compartment contained 42 yellow‑taped bricks marked with a dolphin logo after officers noticed removed rear emergency lights.
- The minivan, plate V3O-968, was driven by Zenón Arango Pillaca, 73, who was detained at the scene.
- The drugs, vehicle, and driver were placed under the custody of the Sección Antidrogas de Abancay, where tests confirmed cocaine totaling 43.155 kilos.
- Police say inquiries are underway into the shipment’s origin and destination along the Apurímac–Cusco corridor, with no specific organization identified.