By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): A US Air Force C17 transport plane has flown 45 metric tons of drugs seized in Costa Rica to the United States, where the cargo will be destroyed.
The aircraft left from the Public Security Ministry’s Air Surveillance Service base at Juan Santamaría International Airport, according to Costa Rican prosecutors and the US Embassy.
The US Embassy described the cargo as cocaine and valued it at more than $1.25 billion.
Costa Rica’s Attorney General Carlo Díaz said budget limitations had prevented the country from destroying the drugs itself. He said international cooperation made the transfer possible and that a Costa Rican judge will supervise the destruction.
The transfer was coordinated by Costa Rica’s Public Ministry and Judicial Investigation Agency with the US Drug Enforcement Administration.
The drugs came from several operations carried out by Costa Rican agencies against drug trafficking.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff (HP): A US Air Force C17 transport plane has flown 45 metric tons of drugs seized in Costa Rica to the United States, where the cargo will be destroyed. The aircraft left from the Public Security Ministry’s Air Surveillance Service base at Juan Santamaría International Airport, according to Costa Rican
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