17:51 | La Convencion (Cusco region), Aug. 27.
Around 750 kilograms of drugs were seized by a combined patrolling squad —made up of members of the Armed Forces and the Peruvian National Police— in
the Valley of Apurimac, Ene and Mantaro Rivers (VRAEM), the Interior Ministry (Mininter) reported on Thursday.
It must be noted that three alleged drug traffickers were arrested during the event.
The law enforcement operation took place in the area known as Los Carrizales, located in the district of Echarati in La Convencion Province (Cusco region).
According to
Mininter, the intervention was preceded by meticulous intelligence work and the
Public Ministry was previously informed of the procedure.
In addition to seizing drugs and arresting suspected drug traffickers, the agents destroyed clandestine landing strips and confiscated controlled chemicals.
The Interior Ministry highlighted the fact that —despite the pandemic— the Armed Forces and the Peruvian National Police have not stopped their operations to neutralize the mobility of
Shining Path (a terrorist organization) remnants as well as to combat illicit trafficking of drugs, chemicals, and controlled substances in VRAEM.
Finally, Mininter noted that the Joint Command of the Armed Forces and the Peruvian National Police will continue to work intensively for the pacification of this area.
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Published: 8/27/2020