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| Authorities from Colombia, France Tiffany Pendants, Honduras, Nicaragua and the United States have seized in international waters 2.7 tons of cocaine, which apparently was destined for North America, official sources to Xinhua on Friday.
Captain Carlos Gil, commander of the specific command on the Colombian island of San Andres, said that the cocaine was intercepted in a speedboat, which was detected Thursday by the French frigate Ventose when it moved to 125 nautical miles from the Colombian island of Albuquerque, in international waters "This operation started on March 17 and ended yesterday. Naval units of Colombia, United States, France, Honduras and Nicaragua achieved the seizure of 2,700 kg of cocaine," Gil said in a telephone interview with Xinhua. According to Gil, the French frigate captured five sailors who were taken to the island of Martinique over drug trafficking charges. "Taking into account that the boat had no flag Wedding dresses, the captured people will remain in the country that made the capturing, according to international maritime law Fashion Jewelry," he said. So far this year, the Colombian authorities have seized 3.7 tons of cocaine near the islands of San Andres and Providencia. |
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