Cocaine Confiscated from Yuca Trucks in Darien
Around 100 kilos of cocaine were confiscated and 11 people detained in a national and border police operative on Thursday in the Darien province.
The drugs were hidden below three trucks loaded with yuca, a popular tropical vegetable also known as cassava.
Authorities also confiscated money and two other cars, in addition to the yuca trucks. Among those arrested was a 15 year-old.
La Prensa reports.
[...] police confiscated around 100 kilos of cocaine from three yuca trucks in Darien and fake police tried to make off with 49 cows in Chiriqui earlier this [...]