48 Kilos of Cocaine Seized, 3 Arrested near Arequipa, Peru

Posted on May 20, 2013 • Filed under: Crime, Drug Activity, Peru, Police/Military Activity

48 Kilos of Cocaine Seized, 3 Arrested near Arequipa, Peru

Perú21 reported on May 20, 2013 that police stopped a stolen vehicle on kilometer 165 on the Arequipa highway in the town of Imata. Hidden in the truck were 48 kilos of alkaloid cocaine. In addition to the cocaine seized, authorities arrested Hernán Huamán Quelca, Joel Mendoza, and Elana Arizaca. The Highway Police cut the vehicle open and found 24 bars that contained the drug, each bar contained 2 kilos. Óscar Zúñiga Calderón of the National Police said that the drugs would be delivered to the Anti-drug Police to determine its value. Read Article

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