{"id":72619,"date":"2026-03-28T13:14:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T13:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/colombian-navy-says-it-shut-down-30-drug-labs-seized-4000-pounds-of-cocaine\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T13:14:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T13:14:57","slug":"colombian-navy-says-it-shut-down-30-drug-labs-seized-4000-pounds-of-cocaine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/colombian-navy-says-it-shut-down-30-drug-labs-seized-4000-pounds-of-cocaine\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombian navy says it shut down 30 drug labs, seized 4,000 pounds of cocaine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Colombia&#8217;s navy said Friday that it had destroyed dozens of drug trafficking laboratories and seized more than two tons of cocaine during operations in the country&#8217;s southern Pacific region.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The navy said it also seized more than 3,700 gallons of smuggled fuel in the area, which &#8220;prevented the strengthening of illicit economies in the area.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The navy shared photos of each seizure and of <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ArmadaColombia\/status\/2037579339101777920\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">some of the laboratories<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ArmadaColombia\/status\/2037578196154007985\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seized cocaine<\/a> appeared to be in small packages, each weighing about two pounds. The interception prevented the drugs from circulating in &#8220;international markets,&#8221; the navy said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-twitter-tweet embed--float-none embed--size-medium lazyload\" data-require=\"third-party\/twitter-widgets\">\n<div class=\"embed__content-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 Destruimos 30 laboratorios de narcotr\u00e1fico en el Pac\u00edfico sur colombiano.<\/p>\n<p>Con este resultado afectamos significativamente las econom\u00edas il\u00edcitas de los GAO-r y sus fuentes de financiaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>Seguimos desarrollando operaciones ofensivas para debilitar las estructuras\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/anPYUbstYm\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/anPYUbstYm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Armada de Colombia (@ArmadaColombia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArmadaColombia\/status\/2037579339101777920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">March 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The navy said three crew members were arrested when the cocaine was seized. Two of them were Ecuadorian. The nationality of the third was not specified. Four individuals were captured when the smuggled fuel was seized, the navy said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We continue to exercise maritime control to protect the country&#8217;s security and stability,&#8221; the agency <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ArmadaColombia\/status\/2037578547825451065\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in a post<\/a> announcing the fuel seizure.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The navy did not say if all of the seizures were made at once or across multiple operations. The information was shared in multiple posts on X. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ArmadaColombia\/status\/2037579009047900387\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Another post<\/a> highlighted the seizure of more than 90 pounds of marijuana in Cartagena, a city in the country&#8217;s north.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Colombia is the world&#8217;s largest cocaine-producing nation. Relations between Washington, D.C., and Bogota <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-colombia-president-illegal-drug-leader-end-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">have been strained<\/a><\/span>, with the U.S. accusing the Colombian government of failing to contain a spike in cocaine production and <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-trump-sanctions-colombia-president-gustavo-petro\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">placing sanctions on President Gustavo Petro<\/a><\/span>. A U.S.\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-attack-drug-boat-venezuela-painted-civilian-plane\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">military campaign<\/a><\/span>\u00a0against alleged drug-ferrying boats off South America in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea has killed more than 100 people since September.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Colombia has announced several major drug busts in recent months, including the seizure of more than 240 pounds of cocaine that had been thrown from a &#8220;go-fast&#8221; vessel as it was pursued by authorities in February. In January, the Colombian Navy seized over\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/cocaine-seized-speedboat-pacific-ocean-colombia-video\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">two tons of cocaine<\/a><\/span>\u00a0from a speedboat in the South Pacific Ocean, and in November, the nation announced its\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/cocaine-found-sniffer-dogs-colombia-biggest-bust-decade\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">largest cocaine bust<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in a decade, with 14 tons confiscated at its main Pacific port.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n        <\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p 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