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Half a tonne of Erling Haaland branded cocaine seized in Ecuador

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What to know about Half a tonne of Erling Haaland branded cocaine seized in Ecuador

Half a tonne of Erling Haaland branded cocaine seized in Ecuador NewsFeed Half a tonne of Erling Haaland branded cocaine seized in Ecuador Erling Haaland’s name and image turned up on hundreds of cocaine bricks seized by Ecuadorian police near the Colombian…

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What happened

Half a tonne of Erling Haaland branded cocaine seized in Ecuador NewsFeed Half a tonne of Erling Haaland branded cocaine seized in Ecuador Erling Haaland’s name and image turned up on hundreds of cocaine bricks seized by Ecuadorian police near the Colombian…

Why it matters

Officers found 469 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a truck and arrested a Colombian woman.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Officers found 469 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a truck.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Officers found 469 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a truck”
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Three independent sources specifically cite the exact figure of 469 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a truck.
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Claim 2: “Erling Haaland’s name and image turned up on hundreds of cocaine bricks seized by Ecuadorian police near the Colombian border.”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that the cocaine bricks featured Erling Haaland's name/image and were seized by Ecuadorian police near the Colombian border.
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web search NEUTRAL — Erling Haaland-Themed Cocaine Seized In Ecuador Near Colombian Border.Erling Haaland Image Found on Cocaine Bricks in Ecuador: Why Was the Footballer's Face Used? Yesterday. By Ria Pathak.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Erling Haaland’s name and image turned up on hundreds of cocaine bricks seized by Ecuadorian police near the Colombian border. Officers found 469 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a truck and arrested a …
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/13/aje-onl-n…
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web search NEUTRAL — Police seized 469kg of cocaine near Ecuador's Colombian border, but the footballer has no connection to the shipment.Why Was Erling Haaland's Face on the Cocaine? Ecuadorian police have not publicly e…
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ecuador-cocaine-seizure-haaland-im…
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Claim 3: “Half a tonne of Erling Haaland branded cocaine seized in Ecuador”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that cocaine branded with Erling Haaland's image was seized in Ecuador. The amount is cited as 469kg, which is approximately half a tonne.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Juan Riquelme Angulo Caicedo (born 12 January 2008) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Premier League club Sunderland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Riquelme_Angulo
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Álex Adrián Arce Barrios (born 16 June 1995) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Argentine club Independiente Rivadavia and the Paraguay national team.
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Claim 4: “arrested a Colombian woman”
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Two independent sources confirm the arrest of a woman in connection with the seizure, with one source specifically identifying her as a Colombian woman named María R.
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web search NEUTRAL — In the 1982 Colombian parliamentary election, Escobar was elected as an alternate member of the Chamber of Representatives as part of the Liberal Party.
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web search NEUTRAL — Need to knowEcuadorian police seized 1,034 lbs. of cocaine from a truck near the Colombian borderPolice arrested a woman identified as María R. during the operation
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/erling-haaland-face-used-blocks-18…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ecuadorian police seized over 1,000 pounds of cocaine featuring images of soccer star Erling Haaland, arresting a woman near the Colombian border.
https://www.themirror.com/sport/soccer/erling-haaland-cocain…
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