During operations against the drug trafficking production chain, the Colombian Navy, in a joint work with Colombian National Army, found and destroyed two laboratories for the production of coca base paste in the department of Valle del Cauca.
In compliance with the Ayacucho Campaign Plan, units of the Navy Infantry River Battalion No.24 together with National Army troops, found two wooden structures in the El Ajicito Island sector, Puerto Merizalde in the Special District of Buenaventura, which would be used for the production of illicit substances.
Inside the laboratories, 649 kilograms of solid precursors and 263 gallons of liquid precursors were found by troops, the elements would be used as precursors for the production of coca base paste.
The structures and supplies were destroyed according to the established protocols.
With this result, the Colombian Navy strikes down the illegal activities of drug trafficking organizations that commit crimes in the Colombian Pacific, since coca paste base is the main precursor for the crystallization of cocaine hydrochloride.
The Colombian Navy will continue to carry out operations that will weaken the criminal activities and the logistical and financial structures of the outlaw groups, while ratifying its commitment to the safety and well-being of the inhabitants of the Colombian Pacific.
Source: Press – Navy of Colombia
