Source: Notimex
More than 300 kilograms of cocaine hidden in cans of tuna, coming from Ecuador, were confiscated at the office of Manzanillo, Colima, Pacific coast of Mexico.
Agents of the Attorney General in joint operation with customs and marine troops seized the shipment in the courtyards of the Maritime Customs.
The seize was recorded on Friday. After receiving an anonymous tip, the unit members conducted the inspection of a container where there were 40 carton boxes with 596 cans of tuna brand 'Mar Bravo'.
The tuna cans carried a label with the words “loin in sunflower oil†and weighed an average of one pound each.
After the K-9’s detected the possible presence of drugs within the lot of tuna, the authorities proceeded with the inspection of the contents of the tuna cans. They found plastic bags inside the cans containing a white powder with the characteristics of cocaine.
When conducting forensic tests to determine the composition of the powder, it tested positive for drugs. The approximate weight of the drugs was 322 kilograms, reports indicated.
The drugs are now under guard of the Navy of Mexico and at the disposal of the Public prosecutor for further legal purposes.
