Colombian police seize 7.6 tonnes of cocaine mixed with panela at Cartagena port

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Video released Oct. 19, 2026 by Colombia's Ministry of Defence and the Policía Nacional. The ministry says the police anti-narcotics directorate seized about 7 tonnes of cocaine hydrochloride at the port of Cartagena, mixed with powdered panela (unrefined cane sugar) in 900 cargo boxes; the police put it at 7.6 tonnes and call it the largest seizure at the port in 10 years. The 53-second video shows rows of sacks in a warehouse, officers opening boxes of green packets and on-screen text citing a 70.08% cocaine concentration found by forensic testing. The government values the hit to criminal finances at more than 42,000 million pesos and 19 million doses.

What: Colombian police seize 7.6 tonnes of cocaine mixed with panela at Cartagena port
Where: Port of Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia
When: Oct 19, 2026
Who: Ministerio de Defensa Nacional de Colombia (@mindefensa) and Policía Nacional de Colombia (Dirección de Antinarcóticos)
Status: Official release
Warning: Content warning: None. Police inspect sacks and boxes of seized cocaine in a warehouse; no one harmed. Graphic level: none.

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Ministerio de Defensa Nacional de Colombia (@mindefensa) and Policía Nacional de Colombia (Dirección de Antinarcóticos) · Ministerio de Defensa Nacional de Colombia on X (Oct. 19, 2026)

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Captured 19 October 2026. Time captured: not stated. Releasing authority: Ministerio de Defensa Nacional de Colombia (@mindefensa) and Policía Nacional de Colombia (Dirección de Antinarcóticos). Location: Port of Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia.

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