Costa Rica authorities said on Thursday they had seized two tons of cocaine from a low-profile boat found about 130 km off the coast, one of the biggest drug confiscations made at sea, after receiving a tip from the U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday.
Photo MSP.
The illegal drugs were in 2,000 packets of cocaine of about 1 kg each.
The Guardacostas (Costa Rican coast guard service) and Policia Control de Drogas (PCD) – drug control police – said three Colombian men were arrested and remain in custody in Costa Rica.
In 15 days, police snatched 6.5 tons of cocaine and arrested 20 men in an area of very difficult surveillance. Photo MSP
“The joint work between the authorities of the United States and the national police is yielding good
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