Caracas, 30 kilos cocaine confiscated, gang members “Los Zulianos” arrested

Spanish to English translation
The drugs were transported in a suitcase on a bus from San Cristobal line, covering the Santa Barbara del Zulia route to Caracas / Five people were arrested later / OS “Madrugonazo the Underworld” dismantled dangerous gang “The Zulianos”

Officials of the National Drug Commission of the Body of Scientific, Penal and Criminal Investigations (CICPC), seized 30 kilos of highly pure cocaine, divided into 26 panels, which were carried in a suitcase aboard an express line San Cristobal en route to Santa Barbara del Zulia to Caracas.

This was announced Thursday at a press conference the head of this body detective Trosel Wilmer Flores, who also explained that “the bus was carrying a group of militants to Caracas to participate in the ceremony that celebrated the 9 years of victory popular on the coup d’etat of April 2002.

He stressed that drug traffickers took advantage of this situation to make a referral to the capital city, thinking that the shipment “would pass through all checkpoints and control points and did not arouse the attention” of officials.

Arrest of five people

Trosel Flores said that after a follow-up by officers from the police, was arrested 5 people in the corner of Timber Baralt Avenue, in downtown Caracas.

Stated within those arrested are the owner of the bus identified as Eduard Rolando Ramirez, his assistant, Jose Rafael Contreras Duarte (45), Nelson de Jesus Marcano (21), the taxi driver, Mely Coromoto Venegas Izaguirre, who is open 5 St. Kitts police record for robbery, theft, resisting arrest and injury.

30 kilos in panelas

He clarified that the 30 kilos of cocaine arranged in 26 panels were to be converted into 60 000 parts that had been distributed in Caracas neighborhoods, in the absence of the arrest of the subject.

Without “The Zulianos”

Moreover, by operating “Madrugonazo the Underworld”, the Delegation of Guarenas in Miranda, dismantled a criminal organization dedicated to drug trafficking and theft of public transport, called “The Zulianos” which operated in the neighborhood Zulia Mirandinos city.

He noted that the police action failed to stop for 7 people, who have extensive police record, and the seizure of 4 firearms.

“It is striking that one of them is a 9mm sub-machine gun, two 9 mm pistols and 38 caliber revolver all requested by the CICPC, on charges of robbery and murder, 4 body armor and 1 kilo 300 grams of marijuana that would be processed and distributed in the population of Guarenas-Guatire, “he said.
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