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180 kilos of cocaine confiscated in Guanacaste

June 27, 2016 by Staff News Writer

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An operation carried out on June, 25th in Cañas de Belén, Guanacaste, resulted in the arrest of a man and the seizure of 180 kilograms of cocaine.

In the evening hours, officers found a small plane and two vehicles fleeing the site at high speed.

After following them, the officers managed to find a black Toyota with 180 kilos of cocaine and a Costa Rican man named López.

The other vehicle was found empty and abandoned.

After a preliminary review, the authorities realized the aircraft’s registration did not legally correspond to it.

crhoy.com

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