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Colombia’s navy said Friday that it had destroyed dozens of drug trafficking laboratories and seized more than two tons of cocaine during operations in the country’s southern Pacific region.
The navy said it also seized more than 3,700 gallons of smuggled fuel in the area, which “prevented the strengthening of illicit economies in the area.”
The navy shared photos of each seizure and of some of the laboratories. The seized cocaine appeared to be in small packages, each weighing about two pounds. The interception prevented the drugs from circulating in “international markets,” the navy said.
The navy said three crew members were arrested when the cocaine was seized. Two of them were Ecuadorian. The nationality of the third was not specified. Four individuals were captured when the smuggled fuel was seized, the navy said.
“We continue to exercise maritime control to protect the country’s security and stability,” the agency said in a post announcing the fuel seizure.
The navy did not say if all of the seizures were made at once or across multiple operations. The information was shared in multiple posts on X. Another post highlighted the seizure of more than 90 pounds of marijuana in Cartagena, a city in the country’s north.
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