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International cooperation leads to record-breaking drug bust, seizure of 225 tons of cocaine and discovery of new trafficking route to Australia
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Recent global anti-drug operations have led to significant seizures of illicit substances. Between October 1 and November 14, 62 countries jointly captured over 1,400 metric tons of drugs. The Colombian Navy successfully intercepted three semi-submersible vessels used for cocaine trafficking in the Pacific, resulting in the confiscation of 225 tonnes of cocaine and marijuana, as well as the arrest of over 400 individuals. This seizure marks a significant blow to Latin America's cartels.
The first was discovered in Colombian waters, and thanks to the maps it carried, we identified the route. That's when we began working with Australian authorities.
Today they are organised networks that associate, not a pyramid structure like the old cartels.
This is a new route that they have opened for semi-submersibles. The vessel was found in the middle of nowhere, close to 3,000 miles [4,800km] off the Colombian coast heading to Australia and New Zealand.
This is an important chunk of the cocaine trade, even when you consider the high amounts of the drug leaving the region.
They have improved the design of the semi submersibles and given them extra fuel capacity.
It's going to help us a lot to identify containers or cargo vessels that could be contaminated as there are millions moving around the region every day and profiling the suspicious one is really hard if you don't have the way to process all that information.
This will prevent thousands of deaths from overdoses and $8.5bn from reaching the cartels which definitely makes a hole in the profits of these criminal organisations.
