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Colombia seizes 7.6 tonnes of cocaine in biggest haul in a decade

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Colombian police have made the country's largest cocaine seizure in a decade, confiscating 7.6 tonnes of the drug at the Caribbean port of Cartagena.

01Summary

  1. 01The seizure of 7.6 tonnes of cocaine took place at Cartagena, Colombia's main Caribbean port.
  2. 02It is the biggest cocaine haul in Colombia in ten years.
  3. 03The operation was carried out by Colombian authorities.
  4. 04The drugs were destined for international markets.

02Why it matters

This record seizure highlights the scale of drug trafficking through Colombia and the ongoing efforts to disrupt the flow of cocaine to markets around the world.

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