The operation was launched after the seizure of a cell phone from an inmate.

The investigation of the device revealed that the individual coordinated a network dedicated to the storage, transport, distribution to consumers, and money laundering related to drug trafficking.

He had collaborators outside the prison.

Locations used as lodging, storage, and logistics centers were identified, including several apartments in the same high-traffic building.

Police teams carried out simultaneous raids on residences in Montevideo, Ciudad de la Costa, Punta del Este, and Punta Ballena.

In addition, three apartments in a building in Punta del Este were identified as storage and logistics points, as well as a house in the Solís resort area. Police seized various drugs, money, and vehicles, Subrayado reported.

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