Tracking of the boat began in the Gulf of Fonseca, and in the vicinity of Jiquilisco Bay, the alleged traffickers fired at police.
The pursuit of a narcolancha ended with the confiscation of $ 12 million in drugs, the death of one of its occupants and the capture of another.
According to authorities, the confiscated drug amounts to 500 kilograms, valued at $ 12.5 million (figures may still vary).
“On Tuesday we began an investigation with which we deal a severe blow to drug trafficking in the region: 500 kg of cocaine, valued at $ 12.5 million, a 22-year-old Guatemalan captured and killed” during a shooting generated “when criminals they tried to flee, “prosecutor Raúl Melara said via Twitter.
The seizure was carried out by the Operational Tactical Section of Maritime Reaction (STORM) of the Police.
Photo gallery: Police confiscate at least 500 kilograms of drugs after boat chase
At the beginning of the day it was reported that the confiscated ranged from 200 kilos of drugs, the value amounted to $ 5 million, but as the procedure progressed the detail of the figures increased.
The persecution of the narcolancha began during the morning in the gulf of Fonseca, and in the neighborhoods of the bay of Jiquilisco, the presumed traffickers shot against the police, in the shooting died Fernando Martinez Amaya, while Francisco Eduardo Martinez, of 22 years, he was captured. Both are Guatemalans.
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The boat was taken to the Jaltepeque estuary, in the Department of Peace, where the Prosecutor’s Office has begun the investigation.
The pursuit of a narcolancha ended with the confiscation of $ 5 million in drugs, the death of one of its occupants and the capture of another. photo courtesy
This is the first drug seizure per vessel recorded this year, in 2020 the seizures were not many compared to previous years.
According to police data, between January and December 2020, they confiscated 2,933.5 kilos of different types of drugs, valued at $ 48,530,908.03.
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The largest of the seizures in the current government has been a record last October, which according to authorities was 1.2 tons of cocaine, which is valued at $ 30 million.
One of the seizures (820 kilos) was in a truck that had crossed the Amatillo border, in La Unión; the other cargo detected was 320 kilos in a truck on the road in the Zacatecoluca district, in La Pau.