A man carrying 154 kilos of gunpowder was arrested by members of the Bolivarian National Guard at a checkpoint in Maripa, Bolívar, according to military sources.
The captured is Miguel Alberto Was Domínguez, who was traveling in a public transport unit bound for Ciudad Bolívar. The military checked the subject’s luggage and located the 154 kilos of gunpowder and 110 primers for shotgun cartridges.
Domínguez was handed over to the Public Ministry where they opened a file for illegal possession of explosives, among other crimes.