El Salvador Seizes 1 Ton Of Cocaine At Sea, Worth $25M – One America News Network

June 16, 2024 Sophia Flores US 0

A member of the Attorney General's office carries a bag with packages of cocaine to be incinerated in Ilopango, El Salvador, on August 10, 2021. - 1,370 kilos of drug were seized from six foreigners 490 nautical miles south of Punta Remedios in Acajutla, Sonsonate, on July 31, 2021. (Photo by MARVIN RECINOS / AFP) (Photo by MARVIN RECINOS/AFP via Getty Images) — A member of the Attorney General’s office carries a bag with packages of cocaine to be incinerated in Ilopango, El Salvador, on August 10, 2021. (Photo by MARVIN RECINOS/AFP via Getty Images)

OAN’s Brennan Cooney
10:42 AM – Sunday, June 16, 2024

Authorities in El Salvador have announced the seizure of a metric ton of cocaine off the nation’s coast. This comes after an 11-day journey to haul the stash back to shore.

The Salvadorian Ministry of Defense and the Office of the Attorney General announced the seizure of the drugs, which equal to about $25 million, on Friday.

According to government sources, the seizure took place on June 3^rd. The time between was spent moving the drugs to a secure naval base after being seized 805 nautical miles out to sea.

“The distance at which it was seized, 805 nautical miles (1,491 kilometers), is a pretty considerable distance that, from Panama to Mexico, there is no other authority with the will and the capacity to be able to seize at that distance,” Minister of National Defense, Vice Admiral Rene Francis Merino Monroy said.

#Antinarcóticos | Luego de realizar el peritaje correspondiente, se ha determinado que en total son 1,0000 kilos de cocaína, con un valor económico de $25 millones de dólares.

También, se decomisó la embarcación, 2 GPS, 2 teléfonos celulares y una radio baliza.

Los 3… https://t.co/2Zig7dXhY1 pic.twitter.com/Il1mUYs2pZ

— Fiscalía General de la República El Salvador (@FGR_SV) June 15, 2024

El Salvador’s attorney general announced in a statement posted to X (Twitter) that the three suspects apprehended transporting the drugs will face justice in the coming days.

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