Maritime operations framed in the frontal fight against illicit drug trafficking in the Colombian Pacific, carried out by the Colombian Navy, led to the finding of 486 kilograms of cocaine at the time when several individuals intended to remove it of the national territory on board a boat, towards countries of Central America.
This result occurred when units of the Coast Guard Station of Buenaventura that were conducting patrols of control, surveillance and security of the sea, detected three men sailing at high speeds on board a boat, which minutes earlier had set sail of the Bocana sector of Sanquianga, Nariño. The individuals ignored the calls, evading the control actions, so immediately the units of the Colombian Navy began the maritime interception operation.
After several minutes of pursuit, the individuals returned to the Pacific coast of Nariño, running aground in the sector Playa Barrera, Municipality of Mosquera-Nariño, where they escaped.
During the inspection of the abandoned ship, the crew of the Buenaventura Coast Guard station found 12 bags containing 486 packages with the narcotic and several barrels with 300 gallons of fuel.
With this finding, the Colombian navy prevented 1,215,000 doses of cocaine from being distributed and traded illegally in Central American countries, preventing the entry of more than dollars 16 million into the finances of residual organized armed groups that commit crimes in the South Pacific.
The Pacific Naval force through the Task Force Against Drug Trafficking No.72 Poseidon, continues to conduct military operations in the sea and rivers of the Colombian Pacific, integrating its maritime, air, Coast Guard and Navy Resources, with the purpose of combating and countering drug trafficking as one of the main factors of violence and instability in the region, ratifying its commitment to the protection of the national territory and the well-being of all Colombians. It in the same way invites citizens to report any illegal or suspicious activity on the free lines 146 and 147 available 24 hours a day.
Source: press-Navy of Colombia
