1,5 million doses stopped circulating on the streets of the world.
It is estimated that the cost of this shipment exceeds 21 million dollars.
628 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride that were transported on board a Go Fast type ship in the waters of the Caribbean Sea were found by troops by units of the Colombian Navy in a joint operation with the Colombian Air Force, where it was possible the arrest of a Venezuelan citizen and four Dominicans.
The result was thanks to the maritime patrol and control tasks carried out by Surface, Coast Guard and Naval Aviation units of the Naval Institution, which together with an aircraft of the Colombian Air Force, carried out the maritime interception of a suspicious ship that would have been destined for the Dominican Republic.
Upon detecting the existence of the authorities, the five individuals who crewed the boat started to escape by conducting evasive maneuvers, so the members of the Military Forces began a pursuit at sea 78 nautical miles northeast of Puerto Bolívar (La Guajira).
After carrying out the inspection of the ship, 21 sacks were found by troops that inside contained 624 rectangular packages similar to those used by drug trafficking organizations for the transport of illicit substances.
The illegal merchandise was transported along with the staff and the boat to the city of Santa Marta, where units of the Technical Investigation Corps - CTI (Technical Investigations Corps)- of the Attorney General's Office, conducted the Approved Preliminary Identification Test - PIPH- determining that it was 628.3 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride.
The arrested individuals and the materials were put into custody of the authorities to continue with the prosecution according to the established procedure.
It is estimated that the cost of this cargo exceeds 21 million dollars, a figure that thanks to the decisive operation of the Caribbean Naval Force will never enter the criminal organizations that commit crimes in this region of the country. In the same way, 1,5 million doses of cocaine stopped circulating on the streets of the world.
Source: Press – Navy of Colombia
