“Our National Navy successfully intercepted the three vessels involved in this operation,” said the president, who noted that The drugs were in two of the ships of Ecuadorian origin.
He indicated that this operation would have begun on August 6 after intercepting A Mexican boat with three Guatemalans on boardwho reportedly confessed that they “planned to pick up drugs further south.”
This boat also transported 12 carbines AR-15, 20 AK-47 rifles, 1 machine gun M60, 1 sniper rifle Barret .50 and magazines and ammunition, according to Bukele.
The Salvadoran Navy found the two boats on August 15, each carrying 600 kilograms of the alkaloid.
“We have reached a new record for the longest seizure distance: 1,004 nautical miles (1,859 kilometers) from our coasts,” Bukele noted.
Or another successful operation by our National Navy against drug trafficking and arms trafficking on the high seas.
In addition, we have achieved a new record for the longest distance in a seizure:
1004 nautical miles (1859 km) from our coasts.
In the last 90 days, our… pic.twitter.com/j6zjLtJ3G2
— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) August 16, 2024
He added that in the last 90 days, 100,000 pesos have been seized. 9.3 tons of cocaine offshore, valued at US$233 million.
El Salvador is part of a list of the largest producers and transiters of narcotics by the United States Government, released last year, along with countries such as Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Panama, Peru and Venezuela.
The President of the United States sends this list to Congress every year to determine the budget dedicated to combating drug trafficking.
On August 6, 500 nautical miles southwest of Bocana El Cordoncillo, Estero de Jaltepeque, we intercepted a Mexican vessel with three Guatemalans.
The suspects tried to flee and set fire to the boat. They confessed that they planned to collect drugs further afield… pic.twitter.com/frY8iu9jTy
— Nayib Bukele (@nayibbukele) August 16, 2024
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