Ecuador robbers arrested for stealing who stole 2.8 tons of drugs

A government-run warehouse in Ecuador was robbed of 2.8 tons of cocaine, according to police.

A warehouse in the city of Tena was broken into by four masked men posing as police on Sunday, who overpowered the lone officer on duty before fleeing with the large haul, according to officials.

Counter-narcotics police have detained six individuals and confiscated a lorry full of drugs, according to the head of the unit.

While he didn’t specify which substance was taken, he did suggest the haul will be disposed of in some manner.

Concealed in a warehouse belonging to the Technical Drugs Secretariat of Ecuador, the government agency in charge of preventing and combatting drug usage, was the contraband.

There are two main cocaine manufacturers in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru, and the nation has become one of the most important transit points for illegal narcotics.

Ecuadorian police in 2021 captured 210 tons of narcotics, a record amount. In Guayaquil, Ecuador, it is mostly exported to Europe and the United States.

Police with sniffer dogs seized three tons of cocaine stashed in banana cartons at the port on Friday.