The illegal merchandise was detected on board a ship that was sailing, apparently, to Central America.
During the last week, the Naval Institution has found more than three tons of drugs in the Colombian Pacific.
In a powerful operation against the transnational crime of drug trafficking, the Colombian Navy carried out the interception of a ship manned by three Colombians, who were transporting more than a ton of cocaine hydrochloride, in the South Pacific.
The operation took place 69 nautical miles of the municipality of Tumaco, when two Rapid Reaction Units - URR of the Buenaventura Coast Guard Station, which were conducting maritime control and security patrols in the area, detected a ship, sailing suspiciously. Noticing the activity of the authorities, the crew members tried to flee at high speed, starting a chase that lasted for more than two hours.
Thanks to the quick reaction of the Colombian sailors, the ship was intercepted, finding on board 29 sacks of different shapes and sizes, apparently with illicit substances, as well as 30 barrels with fuel.
After the interception, the ship named FE, its crew members and the material found, were taken to the Coast Guard Station of Tumaco, where units of the Technical Investigation Corps – CTI of the Prosecutor's Office, conducted the Approved Preliminary Identification Test - PIPH, determining that it was 1,020 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride.
In addition to the drug, the troops report the finding of 1,185 gallons of smuggled fuel, preventing its use in illicit activities.
The individuals and the material were put into custody of the Attorney General's Office, which will conduct the corresponding judicial process.
Through this operation, the Naval Institution prevented the entry of approximately 35 million dollars into the finances of the drug trafficking organizations that commit crimes in this region of the country. Similarly, the marketing of more than 2.5 million doses of drugs on the streets of the world was prevented.
Source: Press - Navy of Colombia
