Portoviejo
In the middle of bananas and sweet plantains, 360 blocks of cocaine were transported in the Los Bajo community of the Montecristi canton, in Manabí.
The seizure took place on the afternoon of Wednesday, February 23, confirmed Rodny Chávez, chief of subzone 13 of the Manabí Police.
The drug was in blocks that were transported in black jute bags.
Chávez pointed out that agents from the National Anti-Drug Investigation Unit established controls on the road of this community, located to the east of the Montecristi canton, which is a connection route with populations in the south of Manabí.
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Kevin Vladimir, 28, and Enrique Bernardo, 36, were arrested in the operation. Among the indications was the seizure of 360 plastic-wrapped packages weighing approximately 402 kilos, and a vehicle was also seized.
Wilman Aceldo, provincial head of Antinarcotics, declared that the drug was camouflaged in the back of a wooden truck, which was also carrying vegetables, as a way to evade police controls.
It is believed that the drug went to towns in the south of the province such as Manantiales de Montecristi or Puerto Cayo, in Jipijapa. The police are investigating whether the logo shown on the packages was also presented in other cases related to drug seizures.
Of those detained, Aceldo pointed out, one has a record precisely for the trafficking of controlled substances. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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