In an operation carried out in the Port of MontevideoOfficials from the National Customs Directorate and the National Naval Prefecture seized bags containing synthetic drugs from a ship from Antwerp bound for Paraguay, official sources reported on Saturday (06.08.2022/XNUMX/XNUMX).
In this regard, the National Director of Customs, Jaime Borgiani, said that, in an effort set between Prefecture and Customs based on intelligence work, information was being analyzed and a vehicle was inspected "that we had data that could be contaminated." He also indicated that the ship and the vehicle were intercepted and the presence of synthetic drugs was confirmed.
"The ship passed through Brazil, Argentina and then touched the port of Montevideo", clarified the head of Customs.
For his part, the National Naval Prefect, José Luis Elizondo, added that The final destination of the truck transporting the drugs was Paraguay.
In detail, The ship was in transit and was carrying 42,880 kilos of methamphetamine in a used car. which was in turn inside this ship Grande Francia coming from Antwerp (Belgium), bound for Paraguay.
Prosecutor Monica Ferrero and Judge Adriana Chamsarian have been working on the case.DNA Press Release)
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