In less than twelve hours, the military personnel of the Armed forces of Ecuador gave two blows to the drug traffickers who transport drugs in boats from Manta and Emeralds.
Las Armed forces announced on their official social media accounts the capture of three alleged drug traffickers who were traveling in a boat with 26 jute bagsfilled with “bricks” of cocaine.
The “drug fishermen” were detained and will be placed under the orders of the authorities of Ecuadoronce they arrive at port.
The capture was carried out by soldiers called security blockwhich carries out actions throughout the country after the declaration of state of exception in Ecuador.
The criminals were traveling in a speedboat. When the capture occurred, the drug traffickers were 200 miles from the coast of Manta.
The men transport 26 packages of controlled substances to 200 nautical miles from Mantathe authorities confirmed.
Drugs seized in Esmeraldas and Manta
Hours before, the security block of the Armed forces They also captured another boat that was transporting drugs.
The capture was made in Esmeraldas, near the border with Colombia.
The military intercepted a speedboat in Emeralds with scheduled substances subject to control (SCSF), the authorities confirmed.
The capture was made 25 nautical miles from Esmerladas. Los “drug fishermen“They had 27 packages on a boat.
The criminals also transferred 918 gallons of fuel.
Both shipments would be valued at millions of dollars.
A week ago the Armed Forces achieved the largest drug seizure in the history of Ecuador. It happened on a farm Vinces.
In this operation, more than seven thousand ammunition and communication equipment used by the criminal group that operates in that area of The rivers.