SANTIAGO, June 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Chilean authorities have seized 419 kilos of cocaine, the largest single cache uncovered so far this year, as the government steps up its fight against organized crime, the Interior and Public Security Ministry said.
Authorities also arrested two suspects hiding the shipment in a truck that entered the South American country through its northern border with Bolivia and was headed toward the capital Santiago.
According to the militarized police, the cache was valued at almost 11 million U.S. dollars.
At a press conference, Interior and Public Security Minister Izkia Siches said authorities are working on a legislative agenda to provide police with better tools to improve intelligence work.
“We are convinced that organized crime must be confronted with the full force of a coordinated state,” Siches told reporters at the militarized police crime laboratory.
The official also announced the reactivation of the advisory council against organized crime, along with the addition of new public agencies to help track illicit financial flows. — NNN-AGENCIES
