The National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) with the support of the Military Security at Caucedo Port, the Armed Forces intelligence agencies of the Armed Forces and state prosecution, seized 673 packages suspect of being 701 kilos of cocaine at Caucedo Port.
DNCD agents and the port’s internal security inspected dozens of containers in the cargo area finding in one of them several sacks and packages containing the substance camouflaged in a cargo of cacao.
The interdiction work began Wednesday night and ended in the early hours of Thursday morning. The shipment was destined to Belgium, Europe, according to the cargo manifest.
More than 15 people were arrested for investigations. The 673 packages were sent for verification to the National Institute of Forensic Sciences (INACIF) to determine the substance’s exact type and weight.
The discovery of the suspected drugs happens just a week after drugs were uncovered in cigars for export.
This week, Rear Admiral Jose M. Cabrera Ulloa presented the new Automated Inspection System to the Center of Export and Investment director, Viviana Riveiro.
The system is being used now at airports and ports to improve the inspection and emission process and better interinstitutional coordination.
1 October 2020