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Added on the 23/09/2016 20:28:26 - Copyright : Reuters EN
Police stand guard at the scene after a French police officer was killed during an anti-drug operation in Avignon. IMAGES
Barcelona, Oct 7 (EFE).- About a thousand police officers participated Wednesday in a macro-operation to dismantle drug networks in Barcelona.FOOTAGE OF THE DETENTION OF SEVERAL MEN DURING THE ANTI-DRUG OPERATION IN BARCELONA.
Manila (Philippines), Jun 8 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Rolex dela Pena).- Philippine authorities seized more than 820 kilograms of drugs on June 4 in the Bulacan province, Philippines, during an operation that the government described as one of the largest seizures in decades.FOOTAGE OF PHILIPPINE AUTHORITIES DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE.
Bogota, Feb 17 (EFE).- Colombia's biggest heroin trafficker Carlos Alberto Salazar a.k.a "El señor de la bata", has been arrested in Carlos Pereira, capital of the central department of Risaralda, Colombian police announced Monday (Camera: JUAN DIEGO LÓPEZ).FOOTAGE SHOWS A PRESS CONFERENCE BY COLOMBIAN POLICE ON THE ARREST OF COLOMBIAN DRUG KINGPIN CARLOS ALBERTO SALAZAR IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA.SOUNDBITES: ANGEL ALEXANDER GALVIS BALLEN, LEAD OFFICER OF THE INVESTIGATION (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATIONS: 1.) (00:23-00:30) We have conducted a transnational investigation between the United States, Mexico and Colombia.2.) (00:30-00:45) The main leader of (the gang) especially the trafficking of herion is captured. Señor de la Bata, as he was called in his criminal activities, operates in the Colombian departments of Risaralda, Cauca and Nariño.3.) (00:45-01:06) Through commercial investments, he made the purchase, modification and alteration of heroin which was transported through transit countries such as Ecuador, Honduras with final destinations in Mexico. From there, he made a strategic alliance with the Sinaloa cortel and developed a new way to improve drug purity.4.) (01:06-01:40) This criminal association allowed him a breakdown of knowledge through the recruitment of people in Colombia with special knowledge in chemistry, which allowed (the criminals) to develop and modify heroin produced in Mexico. From there, he made alliances for distribution in New York, Los Angeles, Tuscon, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada.
Police in Chile bust an international drug ring and seize more than 232 pounds of cocaine.