Colombia, 105 kilos of cocaine seized in flower shipment for Valentines Day destined for Paris

Colombian police today found 105 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a load of flowers would be sent to Paris, where the flower industry of early Andean country’s export drive for Valentine’s Day. The director of Ports and Airports of the Narcotics Police, Colonel Pedro Rafael Rodelo, told Efe that this is one of the first results of the special operations of the institution to face “one of the periods of stronger export of flowers : San Valentin “, held on 14 February. “We have started to yield results regarding the export of flowers to the U.S. and Europe markets very provocative to those engaged in these illegal businesses, dedicated to pollute the charges” he said. Read Article

He noted that this is one of the largest seizures in the past two years, because as a result of the fight against drug trafficking in Colombia is not as common criminals exposed to send in a “single shipment and flowers that amount significant of 105 kilograms “.