Through this finding, the entry of more than 76 million dollars to drug trafficking organizations and the distribution of more than five million doses of narcotics on the streets of the world were prevented.
So far this year, the Colombian Navy has found 25 tons of cocaine hydrochloride in the Colombian Pacific.
As part of the comprehensive maritime control and security operations, Colombian Navy units, with the support of a United States aircraft, intercepted a semi-submarine type LPV (Low Profile Ship), which was carrying 2,276 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride on board and was manned by three individuals; two of Colombian nationality and one of Ecuadorian.
In the midst of difficult meteorological conditions in the area, the Colombian Sailors found the suspicious ship, crewed by the three men and, due to a quick maneuver, the military personnel intercepted the semi-submarine, finding inside, 111 sacks of different shapes and sizes, apparently with illicit substances.
During the procedure, the device suffered mechanical failures in the engines, preventing its navigation, which caused its sinking on the place.
Subsequently, the individuals and the material were taken on board a Rapid Reaction Unit - URR, of the Naval Institution to the Coast Guard Station of Tumaco, where personnel of the Technical Investigation Corps - CTI of the Attorney General's Office, conducted the Approved Preliminary Identification Test – PIPH, to the packages, determining that they were 2,276 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride.
The three individuals were put into custody of the Attorney General's Office for prosecution.
Through this powerful operation, more than 76 million dollars stopped entering the financial structures of the drug trafficking organizations that commit crimes in the region and prevented the distribution of more than five million doses of narcotics on the streets of the world.
Source: Press – Navy of Colombia
