The historical cargo of cocaine is caught in Mexico
6 November 2007At the Pacific coast of Mexico in port of Manzanillo, local police together with military seamen and customs officers has confiscated more than 23 tons of cocaine. It is the largest consignment of confiscated drugs for all history of the country.
Drugs have been found out in a transport container’s double bottom of a merchant ship Esmeralda under the flag of Hong Kong.
The first consignment of drugs on this vessel in weight over 11 tons has been confiscated a week ago, on October, 30. Then check up of a vessel proceeded and police has found out new hiding places with cocaine. The full weight of the confiscated drug has exceeded 23 tons.
For the Mexican police it is already the fourth consignment of cocaine since August, 2007. For this time police has confiscated almost 40 tons of a white powder which, presumably, should be delivered to the American market.
Last week, on October, 23, White House has promised to allocate $1,4 billion dollars to struggle against drugs trafficking in the neighbor Mexico.
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