Peru president warns drug traffickers as security forces display three tons of seized cocaine

(25 Oct 2023)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Callao, Peru - 24 October 2023
1. Various of police officers offficers offloading packages from plane
2. Security forces
3. Seized packages labeled by police as cocaine
4. Various of seized packages on displayed
5. Anti-narcotics police in camouflage uniforms
6. Various of Peruvian President Dina Boluarte and Cabinet members looking at seized packages
7. Wide of Boluarte and officials standing for briefing
8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) General Jose Ludeña, Peruvian National Police anti-drug director:
"These two successful operations are due to a coordinated work between the National Police and the Peruvian Navy, in which we have managed to seize a gross weight of 3,000 kg of cocaine alkaloid and 55 kg of cocaine, which in the North American market exceeds 90 million dollars. That price would rise if this merchandise arrives to Europe or otherwise to Asia."
9. Wide of briefing
10. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Dina Boluarte, Peruvian President:
"We are chasing you (drug traffickers) and we will continue working and giving all the support to our armed forces and the National Police, in terms of logistics and everything they need, to be able to firmly and decisively face in this frontal fight against drug trafficking."
11. Boluarte and officials
12. Various of forensics officers testing content of seized packages in front of Boluarte
STORYLINE:
Peruvian police on Tuesday displayed more than three tons of cocaine seized in combined operations with the navy.

President Dina Boluarte joined a briefing at an airport in Callao where the confiscated drugs were put on show.

She said her government would back up the security forces with "everything they need" to tackle drug trafficking

The Peruvian Navy and National Police took part in 'Operation Whale' on October 17, patrolling waters off the country's northern coast towards the border with Ecuador.

On that day authorities seized 2,866 pounds (1,300 kilograms) of cocaine.

Another boat was intercepted off the coast of the province of Piura on October 20, where police seized sacks containing 3,851 pounds (1,747 kg) of the drug.

Three Ecuadorian nationals and one Colombian national were arrested during the second operation.

AP Video shot by Cesar Barreto

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