Nicaragua is not new on the war on drugs but it seems to be increasing in poularity for trafficing of drugs due to the crack downs in other countries in latin america takeing a tougher stand on the drug gangs. Can the government get back control of the flood of new drugs comeing into the country?
Nicaragua has turned into an important platform for drug trafficking, a report released by the National Police said Friday.
The National Police said it seized about 10 tons of cocaine with a street value of 370 million U.S. dollars in 2008, including 49 kg of heroine and more than 200,000 amphetamine tablets.
More than three million dollars, 79 fire guns, four satellite phones, 518 cell phones, 146 vehicles, 20 boats and six water bikes were also seized in 2008, according to the report.
The report said authorities carried out 2,124 operations against drug traffickers, avoiding the selling of three million doses of cocaine.
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