Colombian police managed to detain 8.2 tons of cocaine hidden in bags and ready for export in the port of Buenaventura. This is one of the largest cocaine contrabands seized in the modern history of Colombia. the president of this South American country, Gustavo Petro, announced on Wednesday through Platform X. TASR informs about this with reference to the DPA agency and the newspaper El Tiempo.ň
In January alone, the Colombian police confiscated 24 tons of cocaine. Last year (as of December 26), there were total arrests in Colombia 848.5 tons of cocaine, what does it represent an increase of 14 percent compared to 2023. Last year, 452 tons of marijuana were also seized in Colombiawhich is eight percent more compared to 2023.4
It is next to the US Europe is the largest market for cocaine from three South American countries – Colombia, Peru and Bolivia. In 2023, it was European ports seized more than 300 tons of cocaine. It was only secured in Antwerp a record amount of 121 tons of cocaine – about ten percent more than the previous year.
