Some 2 Tons Of Cocaine
Floating At Sea in
Puntarenas
Authorities fear that
the cocaine thrown in
the waters of Puntarenas
by drug runners could
result in a wave of
crimes and murders for
the drug.
The Puntarenas
detachment of the
Organismo de
Investigación Judicial (OIJ)
is calling on residents
not to recover any of
the drugs found floating
or to store the drugs
found on the beach.
The drugs are part of
some 2 tons of cocaine
that suspected Colombian
drug runners threw in
the water near the Isla
Negritas, in Puntarenas,
before the Costa Rican
coast guard intercepted
their boat, confiscating
some 2.5 million tons of
the white powder.
Authorities say that
just holding or trying
to sell the found drugs
could mean death,
fearing that the drug
runners won't think
twice about shooting
first and asking
questions later when it
comes to recovering
their lost merchandise.
The OIJ is asking
residents of Puntarenas
to call authorities if
they find or see a
packet of drugs floating
in the water. So far the
OIJ says it has
recovered 60kgs in
barrio El Cocal.
"We are giving the
recollection of drugs a
priority", said the
ministra de Seguridad
Pública, Janina Del
Vecchio.
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