With the finding of this illegal merchandise, more than 1.7 million doses of cocaine hydrochloride will no longer be sold on the streets of the world.
Within the framework of maritime cooperation efforts in the transnational fight against illicit drug trafficking, units of the Colombian Navy in a multinational and interagency operation with US authorities, find 706 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride that were transported in a Go Fast type ship in Colombian Caribbean waters.
This result occurred when an aircraft of the Naval Aviation of the Navy of Colombia and an Air Platform of the Joint Interagency Task Force of the Southern Command of the United States – JIATFS, together with Surface units of the Naval Institution, detected and carried out a detailed follow-up to a suspicious ship that apparently intended to reach the Dominican Republic.
Once the course of the boat had been identified, a Coast Guard Rapid Reaction Unit was deployed to the area to carry out the maritime interception procedure, which was consolidated 117 nautical miles north of the department La Guajira.
The boat was manned by four individuals, one Colombian and three Venezuelans, who were carrying on board 27 sacks with rectangular packages, similar to those used by drug trafficking organizations to transport illicit substances.
Once on the ground, the Approved Preliminary Identification Test - PIPH was carried out on the substance contained in the packages, in coordination with the Technical Investigation Staff – CTI (Technical Investigations Corps) of the Prosecutor's Office, leaving positive result for 706 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride.
The illegal merchandise, which would cost more than 23 million dollars in the international illegal market, was put into custody of the authorities for safekeeping and destruction according to the established procedure. All four individuals were arrested.
With the finding of this shipment, more than 1.7 million doses of cocaine hydrochloride will no longer be marketed on the streets of the world.
Source: Press – Navy of Colombia
