A hard blow to drug trafficking was dealt by the Peruvian National Police (PNP) —through the Anti-Drug Directorate (Dirandro)— by seizing, in two operations carried out over recent days, more than one ton of illegal drugs initially destined for Bolivia and the Netherlands.
According to Dirandro Ports Chief, PNP Colonel Robert Trujillo, one of the operations called "Mixtura" was carried out at the Port of Callao.
It saw the participation of agents from the Public Ministry and the National Superintendence of Tax Administration (Sunat).
The latter performed intelligence work and used cutting-edge devices (scanners).
Thus, a suspicious container carrying nine large bags and three suitcases of alleged medicine from Mexico was seized.
Following tests carried out with chemical reagent, it was determined that 449,520 kilograms of cocaine alkaloid were intended to be sent to Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
PNP Colonel Trujillo indicated that the packages had logos that read "OXXO" and "464," which would enable criminal organizations to differentiate the type of drug they sell illegally.
"It is an international organization, but we are still in the process of evaluating the people involved, the cargo, the type of transfer, and the vessel in order to determine who and where the 'pregnancy' (type of drug trafficking) had taken place," he added.
The Liberty case
On Monday morning, Peruvian National Police authorities also reported on the seizure of a total of 867,578 kilograms of cocaine alkaloid through successful operations carried out at the heart of the Valley of Apurimac, Ene, and Mantaro Rivers (Vraem).
The interventions —within the framework of the "Liberty" operation— were carried out on April 25 and 26, after the Vraem Police Front and Dirandro received information about the presence of human drug carriers or "backpackers" in the area belonging to Cusco region.
Police reports also indicated that those individuals were attempting to transfer the illegal cargo to clandestine landing strips aimed at delivering the drugs to Bolivia.