The collaboration between the Ecuadorian National Police and the Spanish customs service has made it possible to seize nearly 900 kilos of cocaine in the port of Barcelona, ??hidden inside an electromagnet dedicated to the separation of metals, which was transported in a maritime container.
Inside the machine, hundreds of rectangular packages wrapped in plastic tape have been found that have given a total weight of 894 kilos, according to the Ecuadorian National Police on their social networks.
In January, a similar seizure took place in the port of Barcelona when 1,340 kilos of cocaine were found hidden in a shipment of cocoa powder from Guayaquil (Ecuador).
In recent years, Ecuador has gained weight in drug trafficking routes through its ports, mainly Guayaquil, which has become one of the great springboards for cocaine reaching North America and Europe from South America.
From the beginning of 2023 to the end of May, some 87 tons of drugs had been seized in Ecuador, according to data from the Ministry of the Interior, a trend that is on track to close the year with more than 200 tons, as already happened in 2021 and 2022.
