In the rural area of the municipality of Garagoa, Boyacá, a laboratory for the production of narcotic drugs was dismantled, where more than 120 kilos of cocaine hydrochloride, about a ton of solid precursors and more than 4,000 gallons of liquid precursors were found by troops.
Within the framework of coordinated and inter-institutional operations of the National Army with the Anti-Narcotics Directorate of the National Police and the Attorney General's Office, thanks to intelligence information, within the framework of compliance with the Ayacucho Plan and in continuity with the fight against drug trafficking, troops of the Ramón Nonato Pérez Infantry Battalion carried out the destruction of a cocaine hydrochloride production laboratory, which would be part of the illicit finances that feed the drug trafficking networks of organized armed groups, in the department of Boyacá, rural area of Garagoa.
It was possible to find and dismantle this laboratory, made up of 8 wooden structures, which in the middle of a wooded area hid about a ton of solid precursors such as calcium chloride, sodium bisulfite, permanganate and hydrochloride, among others, as well as more than 4,000 gallons of liquid precursors, such as acetone, DIESEL and gasoline.
In addition, 6 microwave ovens, an AC adapter, a rudimentary distillation tower refiner, a hydraulic press, 4 gas cylinders, as well as precision scales, stamps, an industrial stove and filter paper were found by troops, among other elements that are used for the production of up to one ton of cocaine hydrochloride per month.
The material was put into custody of the authorities, and the structure was destroyed in controlled conditions, in accordance with the protocols and legal parameters in force. With the dismantling of this laboratory, the income and illicit activities of the organized armed groups of the central and eastern region of the country are hit, since the finding of the materials is valued at about 820 million pesos, which prevents the exit to the illegal trade of more than 50,000 doses of coca.
Source: Press - Fourth Division of the National Army
