20.10.2026 22:42
In one of the largest operations of the last 10 years at Colombia's Cartagena Port, 7.6 tons of cocaine mixed with brown sugar powder were seized.
In an operation carried out in Colombia, 7.6 tons of cocaine mixed with brown sugar powder were seized.
ONE OF THE LARGEST OPERATIONS OF THE LAST 10 YEARS
According to news in the national press, one of the largest drug operations of the last 10 years was carried out at the Port of Cartagena in the Bolivar administrative region.
According to a statement by the National Police Organization, the operation, in which 7.6 tons of cocaine were seized, struck a blow to the funding sources of illegal drug networks.
THEY MIXED COCAINE WITH BROWN SUGAR POWDER
Through meticulous tracking by narcotics police, it was determined that drug traffickers mixed cocaine with brown sugar powder and hid it in sacks in order to deceive sniffer dogs and X-ray devices.
The seized substances were handed over to the Criminal Investigation and Interpol Directorate (DIJIN), affiliated with the Colombian General Police Directorate, for laboratory examinations and identification of international connections.
Information regarding which country the drugs were planned to be sent to and which cartel or criminal network organized it has not yet been shared due to the confidentiality of the investigation.