Record 8 tons of cocaine confiscated in Costa Rica

dpa German Press Agency
Published: Tuesday October 24, 2006

San Jose- Anti-narcotics authorities from the United States, Costa Rica and Colombia dealt a severe blow to drug bosses and confiscated eight tons of cocaine - the largest load ever found in Central America. The cocaine was found in a ship in the Pacific, near Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago. Three Costa Rican citizens were arrested on board, the authorities in San Jose said Tuesday.

On October 9, US investigators arrested four Costa Rican fishermen with 3.5 tons of cocaine before the coast of Guatemala.

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