Cocaino raid in Colombia - the biggest in history!

According to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and the Ministry of National Defense, Colombian law enforcement has made the biggest cocaine drop in history. Over 26,000 pounds of coca seized in Colombia

According to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and the Ministry of National Defense, Colombian law enforcement has made the biggest cocaine drop in history. The police confiscated more than 13 tons of coca from coca farms near Medellin, hidden in several banana plantations. Police estimated the cocaine was worth $360 million. Four people were also arrested in the raid.

Director of National Police General Jorge Nieto said the bust was a "historic takeover in the fight against organized crime" last Wednesday. Colombia has already seized at least 360 tons of coca in 2017. The clean cocaine captured in the bust on Wednesday was wrapped in plastic and stacked in large bales. The cache is owned by cartel leader Dairo Ushuga, also known as Otoniel, of the Gulf clan. The Gulf Clan is one of the most violent drug cartels in Colombia. At least 1,500 people associated with the clan have been arrested as police continue their crackdown on cocaine production.

The Colombian government is giving farmers money to grow other products in order to reduce the production of cocaine in the country. They also use force to shut down cocaine farms. More than 108,000 acres of illicit cocaine farms have been destroyed, according to Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime reported that coca production increased by 52 per cent in 2016 to meet demand and that Colombia was able to grow more than 850 tons of cocaine. The seized cocaine was planned to be sold in the United States, known for drug smuggling in the US United Nations report is direct evidence that the demand for cocaine is high and that the war on drugs is definitely hopeless.