Ecuador police destroy over 20 metric tons of cocaine (news.yahoo.com)
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 26 Jan 2024 01:02
https://lemmy.world/post/11192697

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuadorean Police on Thursday destroyed some 21.5 metric tons of cocaine which they seized over the weekend as part of a military offensive declared by the government to combat organized crime.

The drugs were found on Sunday stored in hundreds of blocks in storage space built under a pig farm located in the city of Vinces, officials said. One person was arrested at the scene.

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LufyCZ@lemmy.world on 26 Jan 2024 01:34 next collapse

I’m sure those 15 tons of cocaine made a nice little fire

DreamTraveler@lemm.ee on 26 Jan 2024 01:37 next collapse

Leader and a couple ops with bloated brick-shaped stomachs walk away…

hydrashok@sh.itjust.works on 26 Jan 2024 01:38 collapse

All ten tons burned well.

bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml on 26 Jan 2024 03:54 collapse

It’s good they got those five tons off the street

moldyringwald@lemmy.world on 26 Jan 2024 01:38 next collapse

Sheesh what a waste 😮‍💨

INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone on 26 Jan 2024 02:22 collapse

JESUS WEPT

ChicoSuave@lemmy.world on 26 Jan 2024 02:15 next collapse

And boy, are their noses tired!

Kaput@lemmy.world on 26 Jan 2024 03:56 next collapse

Reporters Lini g up to witness the destruction

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seathru@lemm.ee on 26 Jan 2024 04:01 next collapse

Authorities used a technique known as encapsulation to destroy the drug, pulverizing the seized blocks with waste before mixing the resulting fine powder with cement, sand and glass.

Someone totally took that home. “We turned that 20 tons of coke into 20 tons of concrete. Job well done pack it up.”

ConstipatedWatson@lemmy.world on 26 Jan 2024 05:52 next collapse

That’s a lot of nuts!

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Plopp@lemmy.world on 26 Jan 2024 07:04 next collapse

I’ve never tried cocaine. They could have sent me a 1kg sampler. Cheap bastards.

sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml on 26 Jan 2024 09:09 next collapse

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LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world on 26 Jan 2024 09:28 next collapse

But why would they destroy it? I thought people liked that stuff.

deafboy@lemmy.world on 26 Jan 2024 09:41 next collapse

reduce, REUSE, recycle, ffs…

Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee on 26 Jan 2024 09:56 collapse

Should have opened a ski resort.

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BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world on 26 Jan 2024 15:25 collapse

omg lmao lemmy has been so funny lately 😆

Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee on 26 Jan 2024 09:55 collapse

Wow, where did they find 500 metric tons of cocaine??