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
- 2026-10-19
- Source
- Ministerio de Defensa Nacional de Colombia and Policía Nacional de Colombia
- Credit
- Ministerio de Defensa Nacional de Colombia / Policía Nacional (@mindefensa), watch at source
- License
- Link-only (source-hosted; not rehosted)
- Details
- Official release · Ministerio de Defensa Nacional de Colombia (@mindefensa) and Policía Nacional de Colombia (Dirección de Antinarcóticos) · Port of Cartagena, Bolívar, Colombia
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