Through this result, the marketing of two million doses of drugs on the streets of the world was prevented.
During sea control operations against transnational drug trafficking crime, the Colombian Navy, in a coordinated work with the Criminal Investigation Directorate - DIJIN, of the National Police, seized more than 800 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride, which were being transported on board a go fast type boat, apparently destined for Central America.
The operation began after receiving an alert call about a suspicious boat that was sailing at high speed, approximately 180 nautical miles (333 kilometers), north of the department of the Archipelago, so immediately, the Naval Institution deployed air, Coast Guard and surface means, which in a few minutes effectively carried out the interception procedure on the suspicious ship and put an end to its criminal intent.
During the procedure of visiting the boat, four crew members were found by troops, three of Honduran nationality and one Venezuelan, transporting 32 bags, apparently with illicit substances, for which the individuals were arrested along the material found. Later, they were taken to a safe port, aboard a unit of the Colombian Navy.
Once on dry land, the Judicial Police carried out the Approved Preliminary Identification Test - PIPH, determining that it was 811 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride, illegal merchandise that would have a cost of more than 27 million dollars on the international illegal market.
The illegal merchandise and the arrested personnel were put into custody of the authority. During the maneuver of towing the suspect boat to a safe port, it capsized due to adverse weather conditions.
Source: Press – Navy of Colombia
