Colombia announces seizure of more than a ton of cocaine and says it will 'isolate' narco-terror.
Colombian President Abelardo de la Esparilla announced, in a post on social networks, the seizure of 1,088.6 kilos of cocaine in two operations carried out in the country. In the first operation, 600 kilos were found in a secret compartment of a tanker truck in the La Linea area, when two people were arrested.
The second operation took place in Aguachica, in the department of Cesar, where another 488.6 kilos were seized. According to de la Esparilla, the drugs belonged to Carlos Patino's criminal structure, linked to the FARC resistance, and were intended for international markets.
"We will isolate the narcotics terrorist until we destroy his criminal business! We will not allow these narco-terrorists to continue to poison the world and finance themselves with drugs. We will close their routes, destroy their sources of income and pursue them until they face justice. ".