By means of a message in its profile on the social network X, the Ministry of the Interior described that the operation carried out by anti-narcotics agents took place early this morning at kilometer 60 of the CA-2 route.

From a telephone complaint, they found a vehicle in a shopping center at that point and with the support of canines discovered the packages, valued at 17,671,581 quetzales (just over two million dollars).

These actions, noted the portfolio, is added to the results obtained in recent days, with the discovery of 292 packages of cocaine in Puerto Quetzal and in zone 6 of the city four busts of this narcodrug sales.

The National Civil Police carried out operations to eradicate illicit crops in the departments of San Marcos (marijuana plants) and Petén (coca leaf plantations), and expanded the State agency.

These seizures reinforce sustained efforts to detect and eliminate drug production sites in rural areas of the country, he said.

The Ministry of the Interior reaffirmed its commitment to fighting drug trafficking and organized crime, maintaining permanent operations that seek to contribute to the security and tranquility of the population.

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