53 tons of drugs have been seized in Ecuador

The Minister of Interior of Ecuador, José Serrano, reported yesterday that two tonnes were seized in the province of El Oro, which increased to 53 tonnes drugs seized during the 2013.

Serrano said through his Twitter account that in this operation called Falcon, which took place in the town of Pasaje, $160.000 were also confiscated and five people were arrested, but he not said the nationality of the detainees.

In 2012, in Ecuador, which is considered a country of transit of drugs, were seized 42 tons of narcotic drugs, 26 tons in 2011 and 18 tons in 2010, mainly cocaine.