1.68 tonnes of cocaine seized at Urabá port, hidden in banana boxes
The National Police seized 1,680 kg of cocaine at Urabá port, concealed in banana boxes bound for Antwerp, Belgium.
Emerald Strategy strikes cocaine shipment bound for Belgium
The Anti-Narcotics Directorate of the National Police (Diran) seized 1,680 kilogrammes of cocaine hydrochloride at Urabá port, according to infobae.com. The drug was hidden in banana boxes distributed across four pallets inside a container, with Antwerp, Belgium as its destination.
President Abelardo de la Espriella announced the results of the operation through his X account. The action is part of the Emerald Strategy, promoted by the National Police to combat international drug trafficking.
"Our National Police, through the Anti-Narcotics Directorate (Diran), in the development of the Emerald Strategy, achieved the seizure of 1.68 tonnes of cocaine hydrochloride at Urabá port," De la Espriella detailed in his post.
According to the head of state, the seizure prevented the distribution of more than 4,200,000 doses of cocaine on the streets of Antwerp. Furthermore, it prevented more than 52 million dollars from entering drug trafficking finances.
The president commended the officers and warned criminal groups that operations will not cease during his administration. "We are striking narco-terrorist structures engaged in international drug trafficking. Let it be clear to the narco-terrorists: we will not grant them a truce! We will pursue them by land, sea and air until we defeat them!", he stated.
Two additional operations on 12 November
This result is added to two seizures that De la Espriella announced on 12 November 2026, in the municipalities of Aguachica (Cesar) and on the La Línea road corridor.
In Aguachica, Operation Urbano made it possible to seize 488.6 kilogrammes of cocaine transported in a tanker vehicle. The authorities indicated that the drug would belong to the Carlos Patiño structure, of the dissident Farc factions commanded by Néstor Gregorio Vera Fernández, alias Iván Mordisco, and was bound for international markets. The procedure affected criminal finances by more than 2,800 million pesos and prevented the circulation of approximately 1.2 million doses outside the country.
In the Los Pinos sector, on the La Línea corridor, authorities found 600 kilogrammes of cocaine hidden in a stash inside a tanker truck. In that operation, two people were captured.
In total, the three operations resulted in the seizure of 1,088.6 kilogrammes in addition to those seized in Urabá, for an accumulated total of more than 2,768 kilogrammes of cocaine in a matter of days.
Government announces continuation of operations
President De la Espriella reaffirmed his government's commitment to pursuing drug trafficking and announced that operations will continue to be carried out aimed at affecting the finances of criminal groups.
"We are going to corner drug trafficking until we destroy its criminal enterprise. We will not allow these narco-terrorists to continue poisoning the world and financing themselves with drugs. We will close their routes, destroy their revenues and pursue them until they answer to justice," the president warned.
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