(San Salvador) El Salvador seized 4.1 tons of cocaine on Monday during an operation in the Pacific Ocean in which five Colombians and two Ecuadorians who were transporting it in two semi-submersible boats were arrested, said the President Nayib Bukele.
Members of the Naval Force seized “4.1 tons of cocaine worth approximately $ 103,900,000,” the head of state said on his Twitter account.
According to the president, this is “the biggest drug seizure” carried out under the Territorial Control Plan, named after his government’s security and anti-crime strategy.
On November 20, Salvadoran authorities seized 2.5 tonnes of cocaine worth $ 62.5 million during an operation in the Pacific Ocean. Four Ecuadorians, three Mexicans and two Colombians were arrested on this occasion.