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2 tons of 慴lack' cocaine seized in Colombia, Mexico disguised as printer toner
POLICE in Colombia and Mexico have seized two tons of cocaine dyed black and disguised as a chemical component in printer and photocopier toner梑elieved to be the work of a Mexican drug cartel with international links.
Authorities estimate one ton of cocaine has a street value of US$19.2 million in Mexico. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the drugs haul.
Columbian police said a drug-sniffing dog alerted authorities to check a shipment found in the cargo terminal of the El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Columbia.
The search uncovered 48 boxes containing "a black powder" that was registered in the cargo documents as a "chemical compound used to load toner cartridges for printers and photocopiers," reported American Shipper.
The Columbians then alerted Mexican police about a shipment that had left the airport a few hours before. Police in Mexico City impounded the plane and discovered 0.96 tons of the same "black" powder that lab tests identified as cocaine.
Authorities estimate one ton of cocaine has a street value of US$19.2 million in Mexico. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the drugs haul.
Columbian police said a drug-sniffing dog alerted authorities to check a shipment found in the cargo terminal of the El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Columbia.
The search uncovered 48 boxes containing "a black powder" that was registered in the cargo documents as a "chemical compound used to load toner cartridges for printers and photocopiers," reported American Shipper.
The Columbians then alerted Mexican police about a shipment that had left the airport a few hours before. Police in Mexico City impounded the plane and discovered 0.96 tons of the same "black" powder that lab tests identified as cocaine.
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