The medication have been destined for Central America, Spain, Belgium and Israel. (Picture. POLICE OF ECUADOR)
MADRID, 27 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Ecuadorian authorities have reported the invention of just about 1.5 tons of cocaine in two operations carried out in the previous couple of hours.
In a primary operation, practically a ton of cocaine was seized in Esmeraldas and three alleged members of a drug trafficking group have been arrested.
«They have been transporting a number of packages of narcotics in a ship within the territorial sea off the coast of Esmeraldas. The cargo was destined for Central America,” the Police reported in X. The operation was carried out in coordination with the Ecuadorian Navy.
A second cargo had 491.7 kilograms of cocaine present in one of many ports of Guayaquil, in bales prepared for cargo to Belgium, Spain and Israel.
Final Thursday, members of the Port and Airport Data Unit (UIPA) and the Nationwide Canine Unit (CRAC) of the Police inspected three containers that have been already positioned on the deck of a service provider ship, stories the newspaper ‘El Universo’.
The visible information made it doable to confirm seal irregularities, which led to a extra thorough inspection on land. In two of the containers, 35 and 40 packages have been discovered destined for Belgium and Spain. One other contained packages combined with export chickpeas and their vacation spot was Israel.
«Recently we perceive that the dynamics of this crime are altering. There are extra drug shipments to European international locations and fewer medication to the US, as was beforehand the case,” defined a spokesman for the Nationwide Police, Guillermo Palacios López.
To date this 12 months, the Ecuadorian Police have seized 30 tons of medicine and 949 folks linked to drug trafficking have been arrested.
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– 2024-05-22 23:58:17
