BOGOTA, Feb 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — Colombian authorities seized 1.5 tons of cocaine hidden in the town of San Bernardo del Viento, Cordoba department, Minister of Defense Diego Molano reported.
No arrests were made during the operation, but the drugs are believed to belong to the criminal group the Gulf Clan.
“With the seizure of 1.5 tons of cocaine by the Colombian Police and the Colombian Navy in San Bernardo del Viento, the criminals of the Gulf Clan lose 51 million US dollars and lives have been saved,” the minister wrote on Twitter.
According to authorities, the drugs were hidden in 61 sacks that the Gulf Clan had intended to take out of the area on speedboats to North America.
The drugs were taken to the headquarters of Marine Brigade Number One, where officials from the prosecutor’s office confirmed their total weight of 1,518 kg. — NNN-XINHUA
