Ecuador police seize 2.5 tons of cocaine on coast

0 Comment(s)Print E-mail Xinhua, November 29, 2018
Adjust font size:

QUITO, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Ecuador's Public Prosecutor and Police seized 2.5 tons of cocaine in the western province of Manabi during a joint operation, the State Attorney General said Wednesday.

The drugs were hidden in "bags of jute on a farm located in the community of Piquigua in the district of Sucre, in Manabi," the agency said on its Twitter account.

Although there were no arrests, the investigation is going on, it said.

Ecuadorian Police said via Twitter that in the next few hours it would provide more information on the cocaine seizure. The drugs were destined for "international trafficking."

So far in 2018, the Antinarcotics Police has seized more than 60 tons of drugs, mainly cocaine, according to official data. Enditem

Follow China.org.cn on Twitter and Facebook to join the conversation.
ChinaNews App Download
Print E-mail Bookmark and Share

Go to Forum >>0 Comment(s)

No comments.

Add your comments...

  • User Name Required
  • Your Comment
  • Enter the words you see:   
    Racist, abusive and off-topic comments may be removed by the moderator.
Send your storiesGet more from China.org.cnMobileRSSNewsletter