The National Navy of El Salvador reached a new record in the fight against international drug trafficking by intercepting a boat at 1,150 nautical miles (2,130 km) of the coast, transporting 1,795 kilos of cocaine, valued at more than 44.8 million dollars.
President Nayib Bukele reported that three Ecuadorian drug traffickers were captured on the boat. With this seizure, between 2024 and what goes from 2025, the authorities total 39 tons of seized drugs, with a value greater than 977 million dollars.
«A blunt blow to international drug trafficking. We will continue fighting drug trafficking, although some want to avoid it, ”said the president. In the next few days they will be presented to the detainees and the seized drug.
The Salvadoran government has stood out in recent years to stop the flow of drugs in the region through important seizures on the high seas, within the operation known as “Pacific Wall.”
This 2025 has been historic: in six months, the authorities have already exceeded the total amount of drug seized during all 2024, when 17.2 tons were seized. Until June of this year, 18.1 tons of various narcotics, valued at 449.2 million dollars, had been seized.
Since the beginning of the Bukele administration, 71.6 tons of drugs, equivalent to 1,682.7 million dollars have been seized.
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