Enjailed drug trafficker Rolando Florián’s alleged planned escape was frustrated by international drug control agents as part of Operation Columbus. The operation united drug control agents in 15 countries in the United States, the Caribbean, South America and Central America. Reportedly, Florián had contracted expert Peruvian tunnel diggers and would be using satellite technology. Operation Columbus resulted in the closing down of several illegal laboratories, burning of cocaine plantations, confiscating of a fleet of contraband boats, and 1,290 arrests, announced Michael Vigil, of the Drug Enforcement Agency of the United States.
