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.
Francis Xavier Barrios
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