Guayaquil – Ecuador confiscated about 8.8 tons of cocaine worth $330 million that had been hidden between bananas in a container bound for Belgium, police said on Sunday.
“Record seizure in 2023 of more than eight tonnes of cocaine,” wrote police commander General Fausto Salinas on his Twitter account.
“We prevented (the international sale of) 90 million doses, worth $330 million in Europe,” he said, posting a video showing police searching the container, which was being shipped from the port of Guayaquil.
RÉCORD 2023 EN LA INCAUTACIÓN DE MÁS DE 8 TONELADAS DE COCAÍNA
Mediante técnicas de perfilamiento e investigación en contenedores en el puerto de #GYE
Evitamos el comercio internacional de 90 millones de dosis, valoradas en 330 millones de dólares en Europa#MásFuertesQueNunca pic.twitter.com/4U2UGhurYC
— GraD. Fausto Salinas Samaniego (@CmdtPoliciaEc) February 26, 2023
TWEET TRANSLATION: RECORD 2023 IN THE SEIZURE OF MORE THAN 8 TONS OF COCAINE Through profiling techniques and investigation in containers in the port of #GYE We avoid international trade of 90 million doses, valued at 330 million dollars in Europe. Located between Colombia and Peru – the world’s main producers of cocaine – Ecuador seized a record amount of the drug in 2021: about 210 tons bound for European ports. In 2022, seizures exceeded 200 tonnes – 61 percent of which were hidden among bananas destined for export — and so far this year they have totalled 31 tons.
Located between Colombia and Peru – the world’s main producers of cocaine – Ecuador seized a record amount of the drug in 2021: about 210 tonnes bound for European ports.
In 2022, seizures exceeded 200 tonnes – 61 percent of which were hidden among bananas destined for export – and so far this year they have totalled 31 tons.
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