Agents find Drug in a farm in Esmeraldas

A raid in the interior of a farm located in the Galera town, in the Muisne county, in the south of the province of Esmeraldas, allowed the seizure of almost 1 ton of cocaine.

The seizure took place early Saturday at a property where agents found 16 bags with a total of 808 drug blocks weighing 802,650 kilograms.

According to Lt. Col. Byron Haro, chief manager of the subarea 8 in Esmeraldas, the operation was executed by a specialized police unit that had been doing basic intelligence operations to detect people suspected of integrating an international gang involved in drug trafficking.