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Agentes de policía inspeccionan cajas dentro de un contenedor abierto en el puerto de Cartagena
Inspección policial de carga en un contenedor del puerto de Cartagena · Imagen generada para EPM

Cartagena Seizure Keeps 7.5 Tons of Cocaine From Illegal Markets

Police confirmed at the port of Cartagena the seizure of 7.5 tons of cocaine hidden in pulverized panela, the largest in 10 years, hitting criminal…

--- The context --- The port of Cartagena was the scene of an operation that the National Police presented as the largest cocaine seizure of the last 10 years. --- The facts --- Police confirmed the seizure of 7.5 tons of the alkaloid, hidden by mixing it with pulverized panela inside merchandise under port inspection. The operation relied on cargo analysis, profiling and inspection, which identified the suspicious merchandise from alerts generated during the verification process. The evidentiary material was sent to the Criminal Investigation and Interpol Directorate, known as Dijín, for the corresponding technical analyses of the content. --- The positions --- The institution said the result hits the finances of criminal organizations by more than 42,000 million Colombian pesos and prevents the sale of approximately 19,116,000 doses. Antinarcotics director General William Castaño said the result reflects the National Police commitment against drug trafficking and the effectiveness of its cargo control and profiling strategies. --- What remains unknown --- The owners of the shipment are still unknown, a point Police placed as the next step of the investigation alongside the judicial processing of the alkaloid. The results of the technical analyses entrusted to Dijín are also unknown so far. --- Unanswered questions --- Who owns the multimillion shipment seized in Cartagena? What will the technical analyses sent to Dijín establish? How will the judicial processing of the alkaloid move forward after this seizure? --- EPM analysis --- A progressive reading stresses the harm avoided: millions of doses that will not reach illegal markets, and a port control system that caught a concealment method designed to evade verification. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the central value of this operation lies in prevention: 7.5 tons out of circulation mean some 19,116,000 doses that will not fuel violence or addiction in illegal markets. Detecting cocaine mixed into pulverized panela through cargo profiling and inspection shows that careful port checks also protect communities. The financial blow of more than 42,000 million pesos against criminal organizations matters, but the greater test starts now: completing the Dijín analyses, identifying the shipment owners and processing the case with public, verifiable results.
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