Off the coast of Costa Rica seized nearly a ton of cocaine
MEXICO city, 16 Oct — RIA Novosti. A small boat with nearly a ton of cocaine on Board was detained on Saturday, the national coast guard of Costa Rica, said the Ministry of public security, the Central American countries.
According to authorities, the arrest of vessels with illegal cargo from South America was the result of a joint patrol operation with the United States.
On Board were also detained four people who accompanied the cargo of drugs, all citizens of Costa Rica.
The countries of Central America, where she does not grow Coca, used by the Mexican drug cartels to transport cocaine from South America to the US land-based air and by water.