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San Salvador.- Elements of the National Navy of El Salvador intercepted two vessels transporting a total of 6.68 tons of cocaine and captured six foreigners, as reported this Friday by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele.
n” “nAccording to the information indicated by the president on his X account, the action -carried out on Thursday- represents “the most forceful blow to drug trafficking in the history of El Salvador,” given that the total shipment adds up to a little more than the 6.60 tons seized last February.
n” “nBoth vessels were intercepted in the waters of Bocana El Cordoncillo, in the Estero de Jaltepeque, a place where most of the drug seizures in recent years in the Central American country have occurred and which is located between the central departments of San Vicente and La Paz.
n” “nOn a vessel “traveled three drug traffickers: two Colombians and one Ecuadorian, who were transporting 3.425 tons of cocaine“, indicated Bukele and stressed that “six hours later, in the same area of operation, a second vessel was located where three other drug traffickers were traveling (of the same nationalities): two Colombians and one Ecuadorian, who were transporting 3.255 tons of cocaine”.
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nn” “nThe drugs are valued at 167 million dollars, added the head of state.
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According to the president, «this operation sets a new national record, surpassing the 6,606 tons seized in a single operation on February 13, 2026».
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n” “nBukele pointed out that “with this new blow to international drug trafficking, El Salvador has already accumulated 13,286 tons of cocaine seized so far in 2026, valued at more than 332.15 million dollars” and assured that his country’s authorities continue “taking the war against drug trafficking where they previously operated with total impunity“.
n” “nAccording to official figures, in 2025 drug trafficking seizures totaled a little over 25 tons of drugs, mostly cocaine, which were valued at more than 618.7 million dollars, while in 2024 more than 17.2 tons valued at 422.7 million were seized.
