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A second case of transporting shipments of cocaine hydrochloride hidden inside dump trucks was recorded on the northern border. The seizure of more than half a ton of this controlled substance exposed this method.
The new system of shipments of alkaloids from Colombia becomes recurrent this year, especially on E 35, in Carchi, where two vehicles of these characteristics (dump trucks) have been surprised in the Montúfar canton with considerable loads of this drug.
Half a ton of drugs were transported in a dump truck in Carchi; Police arrested the driver of the vehicle.
Anti-narcotics agents immobilized this Tuesday, February 15, on E 35, La Paz sector, 60 km from the Rumichaca international bridge, 27 jute bags with 800 brick-type packages, covered with packing tape with the BMW logo, which would be the mark imposed on the blocks by the cartel or drug criminal organization that owns the “order”.
The black sacks were located camouflaged at the bottom of the metal drawer of the vehicle that was transporting gravel, reported Richard Karolis, commander of the Carchi Police subzone, who also indicated that the driver, an Ecuadorian national, was arrested along with the vehicle. .
When the metal box was lifted while the construction material was being lowered, the sacks fell, the uniformed men said.
A week ago in the same canton another vehicle of a similar model was discovered with half a ton of cocaine hidden in the middle of the chassis and the drawer.
An anti-narcotics agent who requested that his name not be used commented that these transport units carry the logos of alleged construction companies or cooperatives that offer this service to circumvent the controls carried out by the National Police on the Panamericana Norte.
In the first month of 2022, drug seizures have doubled and violent deaths almost tripled in Ecuador
According to Antinarcotics, the blockade of the passage of 800 kilos of cocaine hydrochloride is a severe blow to the finances of the organizations dedicated to drug trafficking that use Ecuador as a transit territory.
They also estimate that the value of this seizure on the international black market could reach 13.6 million dollars. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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