Nicaragua police seizes over one ton of cocaine

[Judi Lynn]

Nicaragua police seizes over one ton of cocaine
11:27, May 15, 2010

Nicaraguan police and army seized more than one ton of cocaine on a ship Thursday in a joint operation in the port of Corinto, officials said Friday.

The seizure, part of a joint operation dubbed "Safe Port", has been the "hardest hit" in the country against international drug trafficking this year, said Roger Gonzalez, chief of the naval force.

The drug was hidden in cement bags destined for a cement company at Progreso, S.A. in Guatemala, and the sender was a company named Ardos S.A. in Barranquilla, Colombia, said Aminta Granera, a senior official of the police.

The registered owner company of the ship was CGM Gema of Cyprus, but officials said the crew members were allowed to continue their course.

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