2024-01-23 03:37:46
A military operation in Ecuador found a record 22 tons of cocaine, officials said this Monday (01/22/2023), one of the largest drug seizures in the country, and which occurs two weeks after the “internal armed conflict” against crime organized declared by President Daniel Noboa.
Military authorities stated in a statement that the drugs, distributed in 733 packages, were probably destined to be transported through Asia, Europe and America. The operation came after six months of planning and surveillance, he added.
On Sunday, Ecuador’s military shared videos on social media site
This seizure on Sunday would exceed the 9.6 tons of cocaine discovered in 2021 behind a false wall in the coastal city of Guayaquil, destined to be sent to Mexico and the United States, for which according to authorities some 450 million euros could be obtained. Dollars.
Ecuador’s government blames powerful cocaine trafficking gangs for the growing violence, which includes a recent attack on a hospital, the taking of hostages and the interruption of a live television broadcast by gunmen.
This in the midst of a military offensive against gangs launched by the Ecuadorian government, which has only been in power for two months, and which has arrested 2,700 people in 13 days.
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