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San José.- The Nicaraguan Army reported this Friday that it seized 475 packages of cocaine in the municipality of San Carlos, bordering Costa Rica, but that it could not arrest the suspects, who fled in a boat.
n” “nThe drugs were seized on the banks of the Frío River, in the municipality of San Carlos, department (province) of Río San Juan, on the border with Costa Rica, where the suspects who were traveling in a boat, upon detecting the presence of Army troops, fled, leaving the drugs abandoned, according to the military report.
n” “nThe 475 rectangular packages containing cocaine were hidden in 19 sacks on board the vessel.
n” “nThe operation was carried out by the Southern Military Detachment of the Nicaraguan Armed Forces, which was performing operational service in the area, it specified.
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The authorities, who did not report the weight of the cocaine seized in this operation, stated that the drugs and the vehicle were handed over to the competent authority for the prosecution of the case.
n” “nYou can also read: “Costa Rica does not maintain diplomatic ties with Nicaragua”
n” “nNicaraguan authorities maintain that they are executing a strategy they call a ‘Containment Wall‘, which aims to prevent the circulation of drugs or money linked to drug trafficking in population centers, for which they maintain “close ties of cooperation” with countries in the region, as well as the United States, Mexico, and Russia.
n” “nNicaragua is geographically located in a high-traffic corridor for drugs produced in South America that are then transported to North America, where Mexican cartels primarily operate and the main consumers reside.
