The ship was taken to the Jaramijó dock. It is being investigated if the ship was used for fuel or alkaloid traffic.
MANTA, Manabi
Twelve meters in length and six meters in width (beam) are the dimensions of the low-profile or semi-submersible boat that was detected last week in international waters between Costa Rica, Ecuador and Colombia.
In this detection operation, which had the participation of the Guayas training ship, four people were captured inside the ship: three Ecuadorians and one Colombian.
According to investigations by both the Navy and the National Police, one of these vessels could carry six to eight tons of narcotics.
At the moment the ship was boarded, neither fuels nor alkaloids were found, but it is being investigated where it left from.
Brummel Vásquez, general commander of the National Navy, indicated that the intervention of the personnel of the Guayas training ship allowed the detection of the ship, which was then taken to the pier of the canton Jaramijó, in Manabí.
During this year, the National Navy has collaborated in the high seas detection of some 7.5 tons of drugs, Vásquez said.
The general commander pointed out that they are still investigating whether the detainees committed any crime related to the illegal transportation of fuel or drug trafficking. Only money in US dollars, Colombian pesos and Venezuelan bolivars was found on the ship.
The detection operation of this semi-submersible is not related to the Poseidón operation, which this week led to the apprehension of 16 individuals in Guayas and Manabí, including people who were at sea. They are being investigated for allegedly trafficking large amounts of drugs through boats. (I)
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