Sees 36 kilos of cocaine on a beach in Sucre

Officials of the Bolivarian National Police (UNB) made a significant seizure of 36.52 kilograms of cocaine On Copacabana beach, located in the Sucre state, northeast of Venezuela and near Trinidad and Tobago. The information was confirmed on Wednesday by the NTC anti -drug division through its official Instagram account.

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In the operation, a total of 34 cocaine wrapperswhich highlights the attention that this tourist area has received due to the possible prevalence of illegal activities. However, the UNB did not specify whether there were people detained over the operation.

This finding adds to another reported by the UNB the previous day, where they were seized 34 kilograms of cocaine In the state of Apure, in the western region of the country, border with Colombia. On this occasion, details about the existence of detainees in the event were not provided.

The information about the case of Sucre was sent to the Prosecutor’s Office, which will be responsible for initiating the necessary investigations to clarify the events related to this seizure.

The context of these operations is extended to the announcement made last Saturday by Diosdado Cabello, current head of the Ministry of Interior, who revealed that Venezuela had confiscated 9.8 tons of cocaine of «very high purity» In several operations carried out in the Zulia state, located northwest and also border with Colombia. This operation was linked to an alleged drug trafficking network that involves several local authorities, including mayors, prosecutors and judges.

As for the general figures on the fight against drug trafficking in the country, the head of the National Anti -Drug Superintendence, Danny Ferrer, stressed that, until the March 10have been seized More than 2.5 tons of various illegal substances in a total of 1,589 procedures. This intense effort of security forces has also resulted in the arrest of close to 2,500 people throughout the national territory.