Drug trafficking expands its businesses using Bolivia’s native forest resources. After the largest drug seizure in its history was known in Chile, In Brazil, the same mechanism was found to introduce drugs from Bolivia: Cocaine soaked in wooden planks and logs. This time, it is estimated to be between 20 and 50 tons of liquid cocaine. The anti-drug operation, called Wooden Shield, was led by three countries – the United States, Brazil and Bolivia – and confirmed that the infected material arrived in Brazil from the department of Santa Cruz, in eastern Bolivia.
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Based on shared intelligence information, on June 19, 2026, authorities They seized eight trucks loaded with wood, says part of the report developed by the Federal Revenue of Brazil, the public agency that manages customs, to which he had access Mongabay Can.
According to the data obtained, four trucks were identified in the city of Corumbá and another four in the city of Cáceres. Both towns are near the border with Bolivia and are located in the Mato Grosso region. In each city, 130 tons of wood were seized, which are now “under inspection” in Brazilian territory. It is estimated that between 10% and 20% of the weight of the cargo may consist of illicit substancesthe authorities stated in an official report.
This case is connected to the investigation that was carried out in Chile. According to the investigations, 32 shipments of wood impregnated with cocaine and ketamine were made in that country from Bolivia by 15 logging companies. The total amount of drugs identified was 108 tonswhich represents a value greater than 8,334 million dollars in international markets, according to the research. The wood seized was 1,280 tons.
According to the information, both investigations were coordinated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) of the United States. “The seizures made recently in Chile and now in Brazil are related, since They come from the same production plant in Bolivia”says the text of the official report.
As a Bolivian prosecutor with access to the case explained to this medium, it was confirmed that The wooden planks that arrived in Brazil came from the department of Santa Cruz, east of Bolivia. “The case is still in the investigation stage. For example, the wood is in totally secure warehouses [en Brasil]since the tests were taken to DEA laboratories,” the researcher explained.
The prosecutor said that for a shipment of 260 tons of wood, it is estimated that approximately between 170 and 200 adult native trees were destroyed. The species of wood used for this crime has not yet been confirmed, but a source with direct access to the investigation in Brazil told Your friend which is mostly the tajibo or lapacho, whose scientific name is (Handroanthus o Tabebuia)which is found in the Amazonian departments of Pando and Beni and in Santa Cruz.
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The source also specified that the purple tree or moradillo was found (Machaerium scleroxylon), known for the dark purple color of its wood, which is also extremely hard, heavy and highly valued for luxury furniture and floors. Mostly found in the Chiquitania region of Bolivia.
In the Chilean operation, almendrillo was also found (Dipteryx odorata), which in Bolivia is generally found in the tropics of Cochabambaarea where coca leaf plantations exist. Both the tajibo and the morado and the almendrillo are native species of Bolivia.
Jorge Santistevan, former military expert in security issues and current Secretary of Citizen Security of the Government of Santa Cruz, explained to Your friend that the type of drug impregnated in wood “is a permanent practice in Bolivia” and assured that there are criminal organizations dedicated to this type of operations using forest resources that leave the forests legally.
“What should be verified here is the control capacity at borders and export routes. Several filters have been violated and in both cases [de Chile y Brasil] “All controls have been flouted.”highlighted the expert, who raised the need to form an inter-institutional crisis cabinet to improve coordination in the fight against drug trafficking.
According to the expert, the species used by mafias in Bolivia are high-density hardwoods such as tajibo and almendrillo. An adult or medium-sized tajibo tree –according to the Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade (IBCE)- It has an average weight of 1.5 tons of commercial sawn lumber.
Taking the IBCE data and dividing The 260 tons intercepted between the average weight per tree, a figure of at least 173 trees felled is obtained.
According to the Brazilian investigation, preliminary tests were positive for cocaine in liquid form. The operation involved “integrated and coordinated action by various organizations,” such as the Federal Revenue Service of Brazil, which carried out coordination, intelligence and customs control; the Brazilian Army, which carried out the security of the cargo and the detention areas; the Special Border Security Group (GEFRON), which provided operational support to the Brazilian Forensic Sciences Police, which carried out preliminary forensic examinations and analyses; and the Brazilian Federal Police, which has technical experience in international drug trafficking, conducting criminal investigations and custody of detainees.
“All procedures strictly followed the chain of custody protocols, guaranteeing the integrity of the evidence. The operation was carried out in areas under the Integrated Control Zone (ICZ) regime. The cargo remains entirely within Brazilian territory, under the control of national authorities,” says the official report.
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Within the framework of international cooperation, access to Bolivian Customs was guaranteed to monitor inspections and the report highlights that “there is absolutely no possibility of the cargo being returned to Bolivian territory.”
“Operation Wooden Shield highlights the high degree of sophistication of criminal organizations,” the report highlights.
Tomasa Yarhui, Bolivian senator from Alianza Libre, stated to Your friend that the Senate of that country formed a legislative commission that investigates drug trafficking cases in Chile and Brazil and suggested that this body call on the authorities to also investigate the environmental impacts of these crimes.
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“Many questions arise here. How are they working on the review and registration of wood that leaves the country? Is it legal or illegal wood that the mafias are using?” Where is this sophisticated impregnation method carried out? Are there any detainees? We cannot devastate our forests and in the process create another related crime, such as drug trafficking,” Yarhui reproached.
In Bolivia, the Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a chain of crimes after learning of both cases. First It must be verified how the wood came to Chile and Brazil from a forest area and if the boards would have come out with legal documents. In addition, the sawmills or laboratories where the drug was impregnated must be identified. In fact, the authorities of the Public Ministry assured Your friend what There are already some sawmills identified in Pando, La Paz, Santa Cruz and Cochabamba.
According to Yarhui, it should also be investigated that in Bolivia drug trafficking is often linked to money laundering through the purchase of land, illegal logging and conversion of forests into livestock areas. “We are seeing more and more clues [aéreas] clandestine near natural parkswe see illegal routes through which they extract wood without any type of control, especially in areas of the Amazon. So, all of this must be investigated and the best thing is that the attorney general [Roger Mariaca] go to the legislative commission to answer all these questions,” said the legislator.
The process of impregnating drugs into wood requires a modern technique, which makes it undetectable to scanners and even to the smell of anti-drug dogs trained The drug is impregnated into the wood through an advanced chemical absorption process that takes advantage of the material’s natural porosity.
First, a dehydration phase is carried out on the wood, which is subjected to extreme heat to remove all its moisture. Then it goes through a process of vacuum and pressure, in which the drug is introduced in a liquid state into the pores and fibers of the wood.
To extract the drug at the destination, they apply the same process in reverse. They use chemical solvents, acids or bases to dissolve the drug and then separate it from the wood by filtering, crystallization and evaporation.
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