Guayaquil, Ecuador.- A shipment with more than 3 tons of cocaine bound for Belgium was seized by the National Police of Ecuador in the port of Guayaquil, this as part of the actions of the operation called ‘Sunrise’ of the Investigation Unit of Ports and Airports (UIPA).
According to reports, thanks to the collaboration of the Canine Unit, specifically with the dog ‘Guanca’, the drug could be detected in a container with bananas where 88 suitcases were found containing 3,500 packages with hydrochloride cocaine with a total weight of 3 thousand 502 kilograms.
The commander of Zone 8, Víctor Zárate, reported that with the capture, 35 million doses that would be valued at 175 million dollars were left off the market (euros) abroad, reports the Ecuadorian newspaper ‘El Telégrafo’.
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He explained that due to these facts, The legal representative of the banana exporting company was detained for the investigations and the participation of more involved will be investigated. So far this year, Ecuadorian authorities have seized more than 144 tons of drugs.
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