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Peru: Around 5 tons of drugs seized
The Peruvian police confiscated nearly five tons of drugs in a nationwide anti-drug campaign. Security forces showed the find on Friday in Lima. These were marijuana and cocaine. Police chief Cesar Echevarria with further information: “We seized 4.9 tons of drugs, so that’s almost five tons. According to our calculations, this drug costs over four million US dollars to manufacture. But because of the sales value on that The drugs then bring about $ 209 million to the end user on the black market. ” According to the authorities, the drugs were found in a jungle area of Cusco, among other places. The city is located in the Peruvian Andes and was once the capital of the Inca Empire. Along with Colombia, Peru is one of the largest cocaine producers in the world.
Security forces showed the find in Lima. These were marijuana and cocaine.