Tons of cocaine valued at 51 million dollars seized in Córdoba - Other Cities - Colombia

Personnel from the Navy and the National Police seized 1.5 tons of cocaine hydrochloride in the place known as Boca de Tinajones, in the intersection of a branch of the Sinú River with the Caribbean Sea, in the jurisdiction of San Bernardo del Viento (Córdoba).

During the police operation no catches recordedaccording to what was stated by Vice Admiral Juan Ricardo Rozo Obregón, commander of the Caribbean Naval Force.

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With this result, the authorities avoided affecting at least 3.8 million people in the world

The senior officer indicated that the drug was found in the area of ​​the Sicara corregimiento, in a hiding place near the pipe that leads to the sea, and that apparently the drug shipment was intended to be taken to Central America and finally to the United States.

“The operation was carried out by land, sea and air means, being able to locate two illegal deposits in a mangrove area. When checking the place, 61 sacks with the illegal substance were found,” said Vice Admiral Juan Ricardo Rozo.

The Vice Admiral pointed out that the seized drug was the property of the organized armed group Clan del Golfo, a structure that intended to take the alkaloid to North America using speedboats.

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The seized drug was transferred to the headquarters of the First Marine Brigade in Corozal (Sucre), where the authorities carried out tests to identify the product, resulting positive for cocaine, with a total of 1,518 kilos.

“With this result, the authorities prevented at least 3.8 million people in the world from being affected,” said the commander of the Caribbean Naval Force.

Increase in operations

Operations are also carried out in coastal municipalities of Córdoba, such as San Antero, San Bernardo del Viento and Moñitos

Police and National Navy authorities have stated that operations continue in the Morrosquillo Gofo area, in the jurisdiction of Coveñas, Tolú, in addition to the Rincón del Mar and Berrugas resorts, in the San Onofre area (Sucre). .

Actions are being carried out in the Montes de María subregion, through which the public force operating in Sucre believes that the drug is being passed to the Caribbean Sea area.

“Operations are also carried out in coastal municipalities of Córdoba, such as San Antero, San Bernardo del Viento and Moñitos,” the authorities indicated.

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Troops from the 14th Marine Infantry Battalion, the Caribbean Naval Special Forces Group, the No.1 Explosives and Demining Company, the Coveñas Coast Guard Station, units from the Caribbean Naval Air Group and officials of the Criminal Investigation Directorate of Sucre.

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Indigenous guard seized a plane in Cauca - Other Cities - Colombia

The Indigenous Guard of Caldono, north of Cauca, seized a plane which was allegedly illegally transported inside a truck.

The events occurred around 7 pm last Tuesday in the vicinity of the village of Granadillo, Resguardo de Pioyá.

In addition to the truck, a 4×4 truck-type vehicle was also detained.

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According to indigenous authorities, inside the truck-type vehicle was found a light sports-type white aircraft, without wings, which, according to initial information, came from the department of Valle del Cauca. and intended to be transferred to the Resguardo Indígena de Mosoco, municipality of Páezeast of that department.

It was also known that the wings were transported in the other vehicle.

As the legality of the aircraft was not clear, the elements remained in the custody of the indigenous guard.

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“We were able to identify that the aircraft had three annotations, among them, the suspension by the National Police, Antinarcotics Directorate and did not have a registration certificate no insurance policy,” said the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (Cric), through a statement.

The native authorities added that war and quartermaster material was also found.

Three men and one woman were in the vehicles, who, like the vehicles, remained at the disposal of the traditional authorities of Caldono.

Indigenous communities have continually carried out territorial controls in that area, due to repeated threats and frequent attacks carried out by armed groups.

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The investigation remained under the Special Indigenous Jurisdiction.

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378 kilos of cocaine seized in Barranquilla - Barranquilla - Colombia

After a raid on a home, located in the Castellana Real residential complex, on Carrera 52 with Calle 106, north of Barranquilla387 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride were seized and a person was captured, in events recorded this Friday night.

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According to the report of the The national army, the shipment is valued at about 14 million dollars.

The commander of the 73rd Task Force against Drug Trafficking of the National Navy, Captain Ibis Manuel Luna Forbesexplained that with this seizure they stopped distributing close to one million doses on the international market.

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The officer explained that the coup was achieved after learning of a series of movements of suspicious vehicles, which traveled from Cartagena to the north of Barranquilla and entered the residential complex, “accompanied by people from outside the sector,” he said.

Men from the Navy, Army and the CTI of the Prosecutor’s Office.

In the house where the authorities carried out the search, they found a van, which was in the garage, with 13 tulas containing 386 rectangular packages for a total of 387 kilos of cocaine.

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The Navy specified that the drug seized was from ‘Gulf Clan’ and would be destined for US ports.

In the operation he was captured Fernando Tomas Magri Carazowho is at the disposal of the Prosecutor’s Office.

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Deadline Nears for US on Seized Afghan Funds Sought By 9/11 Victims

Freeze it indefinitely, return it to Afghanistan or give it to 9/11 victims’ families? The Biden administration has until February 11 to tell a U.S. court what it thinks should happen to $7 billion of Afghan government funds currently frozen at the New York Federal Reserve.

Judges twice extended deadlines this year to give the government more time to sort out the legal logistics in the case, but for Andrew Maloney, a lawyer representing about 150 relatives of the 9/11 victims, the fate of the funds should have been decided “yesterday.”

“We’d like it to be done immediately,” Maloney told VOA. “We think it should be immediately put into an account that allows the court to make sure it is distributed evenly and fairly … to families who lost someone on 9/11.”

Others say the funds belong to the Afghan people and should be released to help mitigate economic and humanitarian crises in the country.

“Victims of 9/11 obviously have a legitimate suffering that they’re seeking to address here. We can’t make that the only factor in the decision. That’s a moral imperative, and it’s a practical one as well,” said Stephen Carter, an independent expert who leads the Afghanistan work at the London-based rights group Global Witness.

People in Afghanistan have protested against the freeze, and the U.N. secretary-general has called for a release of the funds.

FILE – Afghan laborers work at a brick factory in Deh Sabz, on the outskirts of Kabul, Sept. 26, 2021. With Afghan assets frozen in the U.S. and the world reluctant to recognize the Taliban, the country’s banking system has come to a halt.

“The function of Afghanistan’s central bank must be preserved and assisted, and a path identified for conditional release of Afghan foreign currency reserves,” Antonio Guterres said on January 13.

Even a group of U.S. lawmakers has called on President Joe Biden for a gradual release of the funds.

A bargaining chip?

The $7 billion frozen at the New York Federal Reserve is a mixture of cash, gold, bonds and other investments that were made by Afghanistan’s central bank before the Taliban retook power, according to former Afghan officials. Additionally, close to $2 billion of Afghanistan’s financial assets, including private banks’ liquidities, is frozen in European institutions.

“The reserves are a complicated issue,” a spokesperson at the State Department told VOA when asked why the U.S. government has not made a decision about the frozen funds.

The lawsuits by 9/11 victims’ families are one reason the case is complicated. Another is that the U.S. government is trying to ensure the Taliban, its former enemy, will not benefit from the assets.

U.S. military and Taliban fighters fought for almost two decades in Afghanistan, killing thousands. Even before the final U.S. soldier left Afghanistan last August, the Taliban took charge in Kabul despite U.S. warnings not to seize power by force.

“I think these funds are going to be a bargaining chip in the relationship with the Taliban, which I’m sure the U.S. government won’t give up very quickly or easily,” said Carter of Global Witness.

U.S. officials say they’re working in tandem with allies in denying the Taliban every financial incentive.

“We review these issues thoughtfully and in coordination with allies, partners and other countries where Afghan Central Bank reserves are located,” said the State Department spokesperson.

With more than $516 million in assistance pledged since August last year, the U.S. is now the largest humanitarian aid donor to Afghanistan. U.S. officials say they will continue helping the Afghan people and pressing the Taliban to form an inclusive government and respect women’s rights.

VOA Senior Diplomatic Correspondent Cindy Saine contributed to this report.