The National Customs Service reported this Friday (23.12.2022/14/XNUMX) that it seized more than a ton of drugs and two pistols in XNUMX procedures carried out during the last week at the outposts of Colchane, El Loa and Quillagua, located in the extreme north of Chile. The actions of the control teams prevented the commercialization of more than $7 billion pesos (USD 7 million) in cocaine, marijuana, ketamine and crack paste.
The main case was recorded in mattress, where inspectors intercepted a Bolivian truck that was hiding 635 kilos 710 grams of marijuana, 14 kilos 900 grams of ketamine, 95 kilos 550 grams of cocaine paste and a Browning pistol with 4 bullets in the magazine among the ulexite bags. The vehicle with the mineral came from Cochabamba and was destined for China, after passing through Alto Hospicio and the port of Iquique.
Also, in the advanced El Loa A Chilean bus, driven by two Ecuadorians, was detected with 94 kilos 900 grams of marijuana and 9 kilos 408 grams of cocaine paste. At the same location, a car driven by two Chileans was stopped, who were carrying 10 kilos 199 grams of cocaine paste, 5 kilos 286 grams of cocaine hydrochloride and 20 kilos 350 grams of marijuana in suitcases with a double bottom.
Meanwhile, in the advance of Quillagua The inspectors seized a Chilean truck with 27 kilos 900 grams of cocaine hydrochloride, 1 kilo 20 grams of cocaine paste and 28 kilos 200 grams of marijuana; and another transport vehicle with 45 kilos 975 grams of cocaine hydrochloride.
El Regional Director (s) of the Iquique Customs, Ricardo Aceituno Chau, stressed that all these cases are added to others where the methods of concealment were through suitcases with false bottoms, straps or even with insoles in jackets and shoes. "In addition to the drugs, we also seized two loaded pistols and this accounts for the new scenarios and types of smuggling and crime. This is why we are constantly updating our risk profiles and using all possible means of support, such as non-invasive technology, detection dogs and other screening tools," said the director.
Aceituno Chau explained that Customs will maintain and strengthen its controls in favor of the security of the community and the logistics chainIn all the procedures of this last week, the total amount of drugs seized is 1 tonne 1 kilo 985 grams, of which the main volumes are marijuana and base paste.
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